Cobb County

Man arrested on DUI charges after woman ejected during rollover crash on I-75

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A man has been arrested after a passenger in his truck was ejected during a rollover crash on I-75 Monday morning.

The Georgia State Patrol said the crash happened around 11:43 a.m. on I-75 near Windy Hill Road in Cobb County.

Troopers said a silver Ford Explorer was traveling south when the vehicle veered off the shoulder. The driver overcorrected and the vehicle overturned.

A female passenger in the SUV was ejected onto the roadway. She was seriously injured and rushed to the hospital.

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The driver, 36-year-old Ronnie Warren, ran from the crash, but was quickly found at a Cobb Linc bus station off of Cumberland Boulevard.

Georgia Department of Transportation cameras showed a pickup truck facing the opposite direction on the highway and a group of people appearing to try to help a person on the roadway.

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Warren was charged with DUI, leaving the scene of an accident, serious injury by vehicle and failure to maintain his lane.

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The injured woman’s identity and condition have not been released.

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