COBB COUNTY, Ga. — It was a wild morning on the morning commute for some drivers in Cobb County. Channel 2 Action News This Morning had live coverage of a crash that spilled cattle on the interstate.
The cattle truck crash happened around 3:30 a.m. Monday on the Interstate 285 eastbound ramp to I-75 north around 3:30 a.m.
The area was near exit 20 toward New Northside Drive. Ten cows were killed.
At least one driver was injured in the crash. Other crashes were reported in the mess.
A total of 89 cows were on the truck when it crashed. Police said around 12:30 p.m. Monday that they have accounted for 87 cows, including those that were killed in the area of Sandy Springs and Cobb County. Some people reported seeing some of the cows by the Chattahoochee River after the crash on Monday.
Sandy Springs police captured the last rogue cow a little after 4 p.m. Monday or so they thought.
This could be just about the last cow. Police rounded up this one around 4pm near Northside Dr. on the eastbound side of I-285. There may be one more, but that's not confirmed. pic.twitter.com/2zT2QtFRyB
— NaviGAtor511 (@511Georgia) October 1, 2018
Shortly after Sandy Springs police sent out a tweet saying they caught up with the cow, it was no longer seen by DOT cameras. We followed this saga on Facebook Live during our evening newscasts.
With the assistance of two mounted cowboys, Sandy Springs police were able to rope the young bull around 8:00 p.m.
Officers spot rogue cow on I-285EUPDATE: The cow was momentarily trapped but it appears he got away. ---------- The final cow believed to be on the run was spotted on 285. We'll have LIVE updates from NewsChopper 2, coming up on Channel 2 Action News. (LATEST: 2wsb.tv/2y6n4nF)
Posted by WSB-TV on Monday, October 1, 2018
Crews used a portable barricade to help corral the other cows earlier in the day.
Traffic was backed up for miles in the area for hours.
Triple Team Traffic's Mark Arum guided you around the mess as traffic backed up throughout the morning on Channel 2 Action News This Morning.
Channel 2 Action News spoke to drivers who were caught in the traffic.
“Trying to get on the road at 3:30 this morning thinking I’ll beat the Atlanta traffic,” said driver Marques Robinson.
Channel 2's Steve Gehlbach was the first reporter on the scene when crews began corralling the cows and cleaning up the crash.
The latest from @SteveGWSB:
— Mark Arum (@MarkArum) October 1, 2018
-89 cows on the trailer.
-1 has been captured.
-7 were hit
-up to 70 still on the loose!!!#ATLtraffic #wsbtv pic.twitter.com/mKXSFh69NK
Gehlbach later moved to a SunTrust bank where crews worked to catch two cows that ran free from the crash scene.
WOW! Police wrangle cows on loose along I-285 and New Northside Dr. Live updates on Channel 2 Action News This Morning. https://2wsb.tv/2y6n4nF
Posted by Steve Gehlbach on Monday, October 1, 2018
And this isn't the first time Arum has covered cows on the interstate. In May, a truck carrying cows crashed on I-75 near Wade Green Road. In that crash, 10 cows were killed and eight roamed the interstate as crews cleaned up the crash.
In June, Mark Arum covered another crash when a cattle truck overturned on I-285 in DeKalb County. In that crash 37 cows were onboard the truck. Unfortunately, three cows were killed.
We found one of the loose cows on 285!🐄 Police trying to stop traffic pic.twitter.com/9lWsPpsuae
— Steve Gehlbach (@SteveGWSB) October 1, 2018
RED ALERT-Cobb Co.: Overturned truck on I-285/eb (Inner Loop) ramp to I-75/nb blocked (Ex. 20). Truck carrying cows; report of cows along I-285/eb past 75 toward New Northside Dr. (Ex. 22). Use extreme caution along both I-285 and by I-75.
— Triple Team Traffic (@WSBTraffic) October 1, 2018
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