Accidents
Posted under Auto Accidents, Accidents on May 15th, 2008 by RomeNewswire
A tractor trailer making a sudden stop had its load shift and slam into the cab of the truck in front of Floyd Medical Center Thursday afternoon.
According to Rome police, a vehicle pulled into the path of the truck and stop causing the tractor trailer to slam on his breaks. The sudden stop caused […]
Posted under Accidents, Traffic on May 9th, 2008 by Hayden Jennings
By RNW Reporter Hayden Jennings
Hwy. 101 wasn’t the only major roadway plagued by multiple wrecks Friday.
It seemed that one wreck led to another at Rome’s biggest problem intersection. Trouble started on Martha Berry Highway around 5:00 PM when a three car accident occurred just north of its intersection with GA Loop 1. This wreck, while […]
Posted under Accidents, Weather on May 8th, 2008 by RomeNewswire
A large tree fell during a thunderstorm late Thursday evening around 8pm and blocked the railroad tracks that run adjacent to Cedar Avenue.
Traffic was blocked by the train for about an hour and a half on 12th Street, Maple and 2nd Avenue while crews from the railroad worked to clear the fallen tree.
The train was […]
Posted under Accidents, Weather, Feature Story on May 3rd, 2008 by Hayden Jennings
Above: A Representative from Lloyd’s Towing removes a car that slid off a driveway of Classy Critters Pet Kennel and Grooming in the 3000 Block of Callier Springs Rd. The vehicle slid off the driveway and into a ditch following a light period of drizzle. No Injuries were reported.
By RNW Reporter Hayden Jennings
The picture above […]
Posted under Crime, Accidents on April 27th, 2008 by Hayden Jennings
By RNW Reporter Hayden Jennings
Rome Police Units were in the right place at the right time after a hit and run left a pedestrian injured.
The accident occurred just after 7:00 PM Sunday at the intersection of Maple Ave. and E. 12th St. when a red car hit a pedestrian crossing the street. The pedestrian went […]
Posted under Accidents on April 25th, 2008 by Hayden Jennings
By RNW Reporter Hayden Jennings
A man was injured early friday evening after wrecking his mountain bike while off-road.
Rome Fire Units were dispatched around 7:30 PM to the area of Lakemont Dr. and Hardin Dr. where a friend of the victim was waiting. According to the complaintant, the victim was around a mile back in the woods […]
Posted under Accidents, Medical on April 25th, 2008 by RomeNewswire
A tractor trailer struck a building midday Thursday in downtown Cave Spring after the driver suffered some sort of medical emergency.
The truck had turned at the redlight and was headed West toward the Alabama line when it veered into one of the buildings in downtown, striking the awning and nearly ripping it off the building.
The […]
Posted under Police, Accidents on April 20th, 2008 by Hayden Jennings
By RNW Reporter Hayden Jennings
A late night wreck left a woman’s leg trapped and Rome Police searching for a hit and run driver.
The wreck occurred around 1:30 AM at the intersection of US Highway 411 and Chateau Dr. The female victim was thought to be uninjured at first but soon found herself to be trapped […]
