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NEW DETAILS: Fiery crash leaves 1 dead, blocks Cobb road

The single-vehicle crash happened Monday near Dallas Highway and Ward Farm Drive, Cobb County officials said.

Credit: Channel 2 Action News

Credit: Channel 2 Action News

The single-vehicle crash happened Monday near Dallas Highway and Ward Farm Drive, Cobb County officials said.
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Updated Oct 5, 2020

A fiery crash left a driver dead and temporarily blocked a busy Cobb County road Monday afternoon.

The single-vehicle wreck happened just after 12:30 p.m. near Dallas Highway and Ward Farm Drive, Cobb police spokeswoman Officer Shenise McDonald said in a statement.

According to investigators, a red 2004 Ford Crown Victoria was traveling west on Dallas Highway when the car veered off the roadway at the intersection with Ward Farm Drive and hit a utility pole. The driver, identified as 48-year-old Stephen Waldrop of Hiram, was pronounced dead on the scene.

During the investigation, drivers were urged to avoid the area.

Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact investigators at 770-499-3987.

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