News
News

Woman charged in Buckhead officer-involved wreck

A predawn wreck injured an Atlanta police officer.

Credit: John Spink

Credit: John Spink

A predawn wreck injured an Atlanta police officer.
By Mike Morris
July 14, 2014

A motorist was charged with failure to yield Monday morning after investigators said she struck an Atlanta police cruiser while trying to make a left turn in Buckhead.

The crash happened just before 6 a.m. Monday on Piedmont Road near East Paces Ferry Road in northeast Atlanta.

Yenenesh Gurmessa was northbound on Piedmont and was making a left turn onto East Paces Ferry when she struck Officer P. Marshall’s southbound patrol car, Atlanta police spokeswoman Kim Jones said.

Atlanta police dispatchers reported that the air bag in Marshall’s patrol car deployed, and that she was trapped in the wreckage.

Firefighters removed Marshall from the wrecked car, and while she had no visible injuries, she was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital for further evaluation, Jones said.

Gurmessa was uninjured.

The southbound lanes of Piedmont Road were blocked for more than an hour, but reopened about 7:15 a.m., according to the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center.

— Staff photographer John Spink contributed to this report.

About the Author

Mike Morris
More Stories

Keep Reading

On April 8, 1974, in Atlanta, Hank Aaron smashed baseball’s home run record. Our special coverage celebrating the 50th anniversary of this magical moment has begun online and in our print editions. There’s still more to come as Monday’s historic anniversary arrives.

Credit: Richard Watkins

Illustration for AJC honors Hank Aaron back in the glittering lights

Illustration for AJC honors Hank Aaron back in the glittering lights

‘Digital is real time, print is lifetime’: Farewells to the paper AJC

From the sound of the presses to framing special front pages, those who helped build the AJC share their memories.

PSC won’t delay key Georgia Power vote after Democrats’ election wins

The Georgia Public Service Commission has rejected a bid to delay a key vote on whether to allow Georgia Power to execute a historic expansion of its generation fleet.

The Latest

The State Election Board considers investigations of election fraud and misbehavior (not their own) during a July session at the Georgia State Capitol.

Credit: Abbey Cutrer/AJC

A.M. ATL: Boarded up

A.M. ATL: School work

‘Digital is real time, print is lifetime’: Farewells to the paper AJC

Featured

Rose Scott signals as Closer Look goes on air in the WABE studio. An Atlanta resident left WABE a $3 million donation, a boost after WABE lost $1.9 million in annual funding from the Corporation of Public Broadcasting. (Ben Gray / AJC file)

Credit: Ben Gray

Donor leaves WABE $3 million, largest individual gift in station’s history

An Atlanta resident has bequeathed WABE a $3 million donation, the largest one-time individual donation in the nonprofit media operation’s 76-year history.

Usher sues business partners over failed Buckhead restaurant plan

Atlanta singer Usher wants his money back after loaning $1.7 million to music producer Bryan-Michael Cox and others to buy a Buckhead restaurant property for $6.3 million.

Braves’ original ‘Freeze’ is retired. But you probably still can’t catch him.

As the Atlanta Braves prepare to find their next sprinting mascot, Nigel Talton is enjoying his new career coaching high school athletes at McEachern High.