Crime & Safety

RV Sought in Fatal I-75 Hit-and-Run in Cobb

A Florida man was killed Saturday afternoon in a chain-reaction accident near Delk Road.

Marietta Police are looking for a recreational vehicle they say is responsible for a fatal accident on Interstate 75 in Cobb County on Saturday afternoon.Β 

Police saidΒ Bradley Braland, 40, of Winter Garden, Fla., was pronounced dead at the scene of the multi-vehicle accident, which occurred in the southbound lanes of I-75 at Delk RoadΒ around 1:45 p.m.Β 

Braland was a passenger in black Toyota Prius that was struck by a vehicle that was hit by the motor home, according to police.Β 

The RV was described as havingΒ champagne, tan and bluish green colors with a box-style design, according to Marietta Police, who said theΒ female driver of the PriusΒ suffered minor injuries.Β 

She wasΒ taken to WellStar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, and a four-year-old boy in the back of the Prius was not hurt, according to police.Β 

Police said the RV was attempting to change lanesΒ when it hit the back of a white Toyota Camry.Β 

The driver of the Camry lost control and crossed all lanes of I-75 before crashing into the Prius, police said.Β 

The Prius stuck the median wall and flipped, causing Braland, who was not wearing a seat belt, to be partially ejected, police said.

The Camry hit two other vehicles but police said no one else was injured.Β 

Police said the RVΒ should have damage to the right front quarter panel, and that anyone with information about the accident to contact Marietta Police OfficerΒ Nick Serkedakis atΒ 770-794-5266.

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