Deadly wreck on I-75 Thursday

December 17, 2020–8:46 p.m.

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One person is dead, another injured following a wreck on I-75 in Bartow County Thursday afternoon.

According to the Georgia State Patrol:

“On 12/17/2020, approximately 1320 hours, Georgia State Patrol Post 3 Cartersville was requested to investigate a single vehicle accident . The preliminary investigation shows that a gold  2012 Chevrolet Equinox SUV was traveling north on Interstate -75 at mile marker 306. While traveling north, for unknown reasons the driver failed to maintain his lane of travel. The Chevrolet Equinox traveled off the east side shoulder of the roadway striking the concrete bridge abutment (GA 140 Overpass) with its front. The driver, Mr. Kenneth Henderson (28 years old of Louisville, KY)  was pronounced dead on the scene. The female passenger sustained life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee.”

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