Dump Truck Crash Seriously Injures Marietta Man

MARIETTA, GA — A Marietta man is in the hospital with serious injuries after his SUV swerved and ran head-on into a dump truck Thursday morning.

Cobb County Police say Eddie Miller, 59, was driving his 2005 Chrysler Pacifica north on Atlanta Road north of West Atlanta Street at about 11:34 a.m. Thursday. A 1999 Mack RD600 dump truck driven by Tony Howard, 54, of Smyrna, was headed south.

Miller's Chrysler crossed a double-yellow line and struck the front of the dump truck, police say. It was then hit by a Nissan Sentra driven by Princess Thompson, 34, of Atlanta, who had been driving behind the dump truck.

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Miller was taken to WellStar Kennestone Hospital with what police described as serious injuries. Howard was not injured, but he was arrested for misdemeanor possession of marijuana. Thompson complained of minor injuries, but was not taken to the hospital.

Cobb police continue to investigate the crash. Anyone with information is asked to contact the department's STEP unit at 770-499-3987.

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