Crime & Safety
Crash In South Cobb Leaves 1 Dead, Police Say
Cobb County police probe Mableton crash that took the life Tuesday of 36-year old John H. Clemons of Americus.
MARIETTA, GA -- Police in Cobb County are investigating a fatal crash that snarled traffic in the southern part of the county Tuesday. The accident occurred on Veterans Memorial Highway at Oakdale Road in Mableton, police said.
"Initial information from the scene indicates that a red 2005 Ford Taurus was traveling west on Veterans Memorial Highway approaching Oakdale Road," a news release from Cobb spokeswoman Alicia Chilton said. "A black 2016 Dodge Ram 4500 was traveling east on Veterans Memorial Highway approaching Oakdale Road. The Dodge Ram turned left in front of the Ford Taurus, and the vehicles collided in the intersection."
The driver of the Ford Taurus has been identified as 36-year old
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John H. Clemons of Americus was driving the Ford Taurus. He was declared dead on the scene, police said. The driver of the Dodge Ram has been identified as 44-year old Michael S. Stephenson of White.
Stephenson suffered minor injuries in the crash and is expected to be OK.
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