Driver Dies After Being Thrown From SUV On I-75

KENNESAW, GA — A Macon resident died overnight Thursday in a fatal crash on Interstate 75 in north Cobb County. According to Cobb police, officers were dispatched around 2:22 a.m. March 29 to the fatal accident on the northbound side at the Barrett Parkway interchange.

Preliminary information indicates a silver 2005 Toyota 4Runner was traveling northbound when the driver, identified as 23-year-old Camden Jones of Macon, "steered into the left emergency lane (and) then turned sharply to the right and lost control of the vehicle," Cobb police added.

Jones was thrown from the 4Runner as it overturned several times. He was transported to WellStar Kennestone Hospital where he was pronounced dead, the agency added.

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Anyone with information about this accident is asked to call the Cobb County Police Department’s Specialized Traffic Enforcement Programunit at 770-499-3987.

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