Live Accident Reports by @511Georgia

• FULTON CO.- Multiple lanes blocked on I-85 S at Lenox Rd/Cheshire Bridge Rd. (mm 88.1) due to a crash. Use caution in the area. #ATLtraffic Est. clear time: 5:31 pm Updates: https://t.co/0f5jYDjG9g https://t.co/6axJXqujtx

  1 day ago

• GWINNETT CO - One lane is blocked on I-85 S past Pleasant Hill Rd. (mm 104.1) due to a crash. Expect delays and use alt. routes. Est. end time: 12:00 pm Updates: https://t.co/nWigWf0phP https://t.co/4QTUAXJJsB

  2 days ago

• DEKALB CO - One lane is blocked on I-85 N at I-285 E/W (mm 94.8) due to a crash. Expect delays and use alt. routes. Est. end time: 7:30 am Updates: https://t.co/eGb99mlE0g https://t.co/MF7a5Eg6SE

  2 days ago

• DEKALB CO - One lane is blocked on I-85 S before Pleasantdale Rd. (mm 96.7) due to a crash. Expect delays and use alt. routes. Est. end time: 7:30 am Updates: https://t.co/BpleBrigos https://t.co/SQ7WPpCLvS

  2 days ago

• FULTON CO.- All lanes blocked on I-85 S at Spur 14/SR 279 (mm 68.6) due to a crash. Avoid travel in this direction and seek alt. routes. #ATLtraffic Est. clear time: 6:00 pm Updates: https://t.co/lzE22GNKfL https://t.co/zXQYfZ1zVm

  2 days ago

• DEKALB CO - One lane is blocked on I-85 S before Pleasantdale Rd. (mm 96.7) due to a crash. Expect delays and use alt. routes. Est. end time: 2:30 pm Updates: https://t.co/snhPFMUYhs https://t.co/muqqmSnuGL

  2 days ago

• COWETA CO.- Right lane blocked on I-85 N past Collinsworth Rd. (mm 57) due to a crash. Use caution in the area. #cowetacounty Est. clear time: 11:3 am Updates: https://t.co/dSmluOuor2 https://t.co/exwh3hmrar

  5 days ago

• GWINNETT CO - One lane is blocked on I-85 S past Jimmy Carter Blvd (mm 98.9) due to a crash. Expect delays and use alt. routes. Est. end time: 7:30 am Updates: https://t.co/hSGGxezLdh https://t.co/jTIg7HGSx5

  6 days ago

• DEKALB CO.- Far left lane blocked on I-285 E exit to I-85 (mm 33) due to crash. Use caution | Est. clear time: 5:30 pm #ATLtraffic UPDATES: https://t.co/gJRqCDF4BX https://t.co/ZLCcUlk4sH

  1 week ago

• FULTON CO.- HOV lane blocked on I-85 N before SR 13/Buford Hwy (mm 86.1) due to a crash. Use caution in the area. #ATLtraffic Est. clear time: 10:00 am Updates: https://t.co/EWnhUExxvP https://t.co/AJZ3TTwePO

  1 week ago

• MERIWETHER CO.- Left lane blocked on I-85 S before SR 54 (mm 31.4)due to a crash. Use caution in the area. #meriwethercounty Est. clear time: 8:15 am Updates: https://t.co/HkhaXsqsUY https://t.co/B7RXwNPq0h

  1 week ago

Accident News Reports

• Atlanta, GA Woman Lauren McLaughlin, 23, Killed in I-85 Crash Near North Druid Hills Road

  • Georgia
  • North Druid Hills
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 34 views
  • Aug 16, 2026 5:00pm
  Friends and family in the Atlanta area are grieving the sudden loss of 23-year-old Lauren McLaughlin, who died early Sunday morning following a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 85 near North Druid ... Read More

• TRAFFIC: Lanes closed on I-75 South in Hapeville area after deadly crash

  • Georgia
  • Hapeville
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 30 views
  • Jun 15, 2026 03:15am
  HAPEVILLE, Ga. - A crash has closed lanes on I-75 South in the Hapeville area early Monday morning. Just after 6 a.m., all lanes were closed in the incident. It was unclear how long a full closure ... Read More

• Wrong-way driving leads to multiple crashes on I-85 in Fulton County

  • Georgia
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 28 views
  • Jun 07, 2026 5:05pm
  A wrong-way driver suspected of being under the influence of alcohol caused a chaotic chain reaction of crashes on I-85 SB near Virginia Avenue early Sunday morning, leaving two motorists ... Read More

• Crash blocks 3 lanes on I-85 near Ga. 400 early Tuesday

  • Georgia
  • GA-400

  • source: Bing
  • 28 views
  • May 18, 2026 5:00pm
  Tuesday night in Georgia could set the tone for the national midterms. Hartsfield-Jackson was nearly paralyzed during the recent government shutdown, with upwards of 40 percent of TSA workers calling ... Read More

• Fiery crash kills one on I-85 in DeKalb County

  • Georgia
  • Chamblee
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 31 views
  • May 10, 2026 02:09am
  Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FOX 5's Kim Loeffler confirms that at least one is dead in a fiery crash on I-85 North at Chamblee Tucker Road. 23 days to the ... Read More

• Jury convicts motorist in 2023 crash that killed tow truck driver on I-85

  • Georgia
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 38 views
  • Apr 22, 2026 7:33pm
  A jury convicted Christopher Thornton of vehicular homicide and reckless driving for a 2023 crash on Interstate 85. Read More

• 2 killed in Troup County crash on I-85

  • Georgia
  • Lagrange
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 52 views
  • Apr 10, 2026 2:20pm
  The coroner confirmed that two people have died from a crash that happened Friday afternoon. TROUP COUNTY, Ga. - Two people have died in a crash in Troup County on Friday evening. The coroner ... Read More

• I-75 south connector to I-85 north in Atlanta reopens after crash

  • Georgia
  • Downtown Atlanta
  • I-75

  • source: Bing
  • 56 views
  • Apr 04, 2026 8:51pm
  A crash closed all lanes of the I-75 South connector to I-85 North in Atlanta late Saturday night, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT). Read More

• Alfa Romeo driver flees trooper, crashes into car on metro Atlanta interstate, GSP says

  • Georgia
  • North Metro
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 64 views
  • Apr 04, 2026 3:54pm
  A driver of a white Alfa Romeo was hurt April 3 after trying to speed away from troopers and hitting another car on the interstate, Georgia State Patrol says. Authorities say he was also driving with ... Read More

• Several crashes reported at new traffic light near Downtown Connector entrance ramp in Atlanta

  • Georgia
  • Downtown Atlanta
  • I-75

  • source: Bing
  • 51 views
  • Apr 02, 2026 9:01pm
  Several crashes have occurred at new traffic lights near the I-75 / I-85 entrance ramp in Atlanta's Pittsburgh neighborhood, according to one driver. Read More

• Lanes reopen after crash involving Children's Healthcare of Atlanta ambulance

  • Georgia
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 64 views
  • Mar 26, 2026 2:35pm
  A crash involving multiple vehicles, including a children's hospital transport unit, shut down part of Interstate 85 in Gwinnett County Thursday afternoon. Read More

• Dashcam contradicts driver's claim after crashing into police vehicles on I-85

  • Georgia
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 66 views
  • Mar 25, 2026 09:49am
  Newly released dashcam video is shedding light on a crash involving police vehicles along Interstate 85 and contradicting what the driver told officers. Read More

• Traffic Alert: I-85 SB shut down on Clairmont Street in DeKalb Co. due to overturned vehicle

  • Georgia
  • Buford
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 68 views
  • Nov 05, 2025 03:51am
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - All lanes are blocked on I-85 southbound before Clairmont Road (exit 91) on Wednesday morning after a multiple vehicle crash, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation ... Read More

• TRAFFIC: Crash on I-85 South causing delays in Union City

  • Georgia
  • Union City
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 79 views
  • Oct 27, 2025 02:10am
  FULTON COUNTY, Ga. - A crash on I-85 South in Union City is causing delays early Monday morning. According to the Georgia Department of Transportation, it has one right lane blocked at Flat Shoals ... Read More

• After tragic I-85 van crash, how many of Furkids' rescued cats have been found? What we know

  • Georgia
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 83 views
  • Oct 14, 2025 9:00pm
  A tragic pile-up crash left cats missing across a Georgia interstate. The state's largest no-kill shelter provided an update on missing cats. Read More

• 8th victim found in wreckage of I-85 crash in NE Georgia, coroner says

  • Georgia
  • Commerce
  • I-85 N

  • source: Bing
  • 99 views
  • Oct 14, 2025 10:02am
  A tractor-trailer struck the back of a Dodge van, causing the van to go up in flames. The crash involved 6 vehicles, one of which was a van transporting 37 cats to a shelter. Read More

• I-85 crash: 8 dead, multiple cats injured after semi-truck collision in Georgia

  • Georgia
  • Grantville
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 80 views
  • Oct 13, 2025 5:35pm
  The identity of the victims has not yet been publicly announced. Eight people were killed in a fiery, six-vehicle pileup on Interstate 85 in Jackson County, Georgia, the Jackson County Coroner's ... Read More

• 'Thought she got shot': Pry bar crashes through windshield, hits woman's face on I-85

  • Georgia
  • Commerce
  • I-85 N

  • source: Bing
  • 114 views
  • Sep 04, 2025 06:45am
  A north Georgia woman will need multiple surgeries after a pry bar suddenly went through a car windshield and hit her in the face. Read More

• GSP: 2 killed, child seriously hurt after crash in Union City

  • Georgia
  • Union City
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 66 views
  • Sep 01, 2025 1:48pm
  UNION CITY, Ga. - Two people were killed and a child was airlifted to the hospital after a crash that happened on Labor Day in Union City, according to the Georgia State Patrol (GSP). Read More

• Overturned tractor trailer crash in Jefferson early Wednesday morning

  • Georgia
  • Jefferson
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 92 views
  • Aug 06, 2025 04:50am
  Overnturned tractor trailer wrecks were behind the traffic headaches in Jackson County and Rabun County early Wednesday morning. Read More

• I 85 tractor trailer crash caught on video in Butts County Georgia ...

  • Georgia
  • Pendergrass
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 97 views
  • Jul 23, 2025 12:00pm
  BUTTS COUNTY, Ga. - Video from I-85 North in Butts County captured early Tuesday morning shows the dramatic skid-out and crash of a tractor trailer. It happened in the area of Jackson, Georgia ... Read More

• 1 killed in motorcycle crash in Duluth

  • Georgia
  • Duluth
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 317 views
  • Jun 23, 2025 4:53pm
  DULUTH, Ga. - A motorcycle crash left one person dead in Duluth Monday evening, according to police. Police said officers responded to a 911 call about a crash on Summit Ridge Parkway near Tree Summit ... Read More

• Family sues after crash involving deputy kills Georgia grandfather ...

  • Georgia
  • Moreland
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 96 views
  • Jun 16, 2025 10:04am
  The crash happened on April 2, 2024, when Ronald Moreland was trying to make a left turn at the busy intersection of Highway 85 and Joel Cowan Parkway while the Meriwether County Sheriff's deputy ... Read More

• Lanes reopen after overturned-vehicle crash on I-75 / I-85 Downtown Connector in Atlanta

  • Georgia
  • Downtown Atlanta
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 142 views
  • Jun 11, 2025 11:52am
  I-85 northbound Downtown Connector between Freedom Parkway and Peachtree Street on Wednesday afternoon. Georgia Department of Transportation cameras showed several emergency vehicles on scene. Just ... Read More

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