February 18, 2020
Multiple vehicle chain reaction accident last night
The Marietta Police Department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (S.T.E.P.) Unit is currently investigating two different individual crashes that occurred at the intersection of Cobb Parkway North and the Canton Road Connector last night, February 17th at approximately 10:15 PM.
The initial on-scene investigation revealed that a 2011 BMW 328i driven by twenty-five-year-old Kanisha Thompson of Lapine AL and a 2008 Buick Enclave driven by fifty-one-year-old Connie Hawkins of Euharlee GA were involved in a traffic accident within the intersection of Cobb Parkway North and the Canton Road Connector. According to Cobb County 911 call takers, minor injuries were initially reported. At some point following the crash, both drivers exited their vehicles.
Shortly after the initial accident occurred, a 2014 Ford Explorer driven by twenty-seven-year-old Jabari Mckenzie of Kennesaw GA and a 2001 Nissan Frontier driven by twenty-one-year-old Samy Nolasco of Rome GA approached the intersection heading Northbound on Cobb Parkway. Visibility was low and both wrecked vehicles were now disabled, blocking the intersection and one of the Northbound lanes of Cobb Parkway. First responders had not yet made it to the initial scene, and preliminary statements indicate the wrecked vehicles may not have been visible to approaching motorists. The driver of the Nissan Frontier struck the disabled BMW and ricocheted into the adjacent Ford Explorer. This collision pushed the BMW into the original two drivers of the first accident, who were still standing in the roadway. Both drivers from the initial accident were transported to WellStar Kennestone Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The Marietta Police Department’s S.T.E.P. Unit is actively investigating both collisions. Anyone who may have been in the area and witnessed either accident is urged to contact Investigator Samimi at 770-794-5384.
