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What Atlanta's crash reports say about your roads.

We examine crash reports from local police departments and turn them into stories about the roads, intersections and patterns that affect everyday drivers.

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Featured report · September 25, 2026
I-285 · Sandy Springs and the Perimeter

Twenty-eight crashes on I-285

Twenty-eight reports named I-285 during the week of August 23–29. The reporting looks at where those crashes appeared and when they happened.

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Stories built from crash reports and other local information. Dates below are publication dates, not the dates of the crashes.

Weekly roundup · Perimeter
September 16, 2026 · 1 min read

Seventeen crashes on the Perimeter — August AMT Round-up

Thirteen departments sent reports for the week. Seventeen named I-285, with several clustered in Cobb and Sandy Springs.

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AMT began after a 2015 crash involving the founder's stepson in downtown Lawrenceville. The experience raised questions about how crashes are documented, how responsibility is understood and how roadway risks affect families.

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Atlanta Metro Traffic gathers crash reports from local police departments and other public sources, checks the information and reports on what it shows. Our aim is to make local crash activity easier to understand without turning private individuals into the story.