Kennesaw 20-year-old critically injured in crash on I-75 in Cobb
A 20-year-old Kennesaw woman was seriously injured in a crash early Monday after police say her car was hit by a pickup truck while stopped in the middle lane of I-75.
The wreck took place just before 3:30 a.m. near the Allgood Road overpass on I-75 North, Marietta police spokesman Officer Chuck McPhilamy said in a news release. Anna Grace West’s 2021 Toyota Rav4 was stopped in the center lane. Investigators are working to determine why the woman’s SUV came to a stop in the travel lanes.
A 32-year-old Marietta man in a 2021 Chevrolet Silverado hit the back of the Rav4, McPhilamy said.
West, a Samford University student and graduate of North Cobb Christian School, was seriously injured and taken to the hospital, where she is in critical condition. The truck driver suffered minor injuries and was treated and released at the scene.
Susan West posted on Facebook that her daughter has brain trauma and had emergency surgery. “The next hours and days are critical. Please, please continue to pray for the Lord to heal her,” she said.
West is keeping friends and family informed of Anna’s condition on her page, saying Tuesday morning that she “did well during the night. Still not much responsiveness, but I think that is still expected at this point.”
A GoFundMe account created to help pay for her recovery had raised more than $5,700 as of late Tuesday afternoon.
No further information has been released about the incident and McPhilamy did not say if any charges or citations were expected.
The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Officer R. Clark at 770-794-5364.
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