Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Fallen Tree Removed From Road Near Smyrna; Traffic Pattern Restored
The tree also crushed three cars in its path, according to a report.
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Traffic along a busy Cobb County thoroughfare was brought to a halt Wednesday morning when a tree fell onto the roadway, damaging several vehicles.
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According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the tree came tumbling down across South Cobb Drive near Cobb Parkway before 5 a.m. Wednesday, crushing three cars as it fell. A Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services spokeswoman told the AJC that one driver needed help getting out of his crushed car, but nobody was injured.
Workers were still cleaning away the tree and the damage at noon Wednesday, WSB-TV reported. The station suggested motorists use Windy Hill Road or 120 as alternate routes while South Cobb Drive remains closed. Fire officials told WSB-TV that they hope to have the road re-opened by 2:30 p.m.
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Marietta police announced just before 2 p.m. Wednesday that the tree had been removed and traffic had returned to normal operation.
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