3 killed after crash involving tractor-trailer, SUV on I-75 in Cobb County

Police confirmed three people were killed in an early morning crash on Interstate 75 northbound in Cobb County Tuesday.

Triple Team Traffic reported on the crash during Channel 2 Action News This Morning. The crash happened around 5:45 a.m. near the North Marietta Parkway entrance ramp.

TRAVEL ADVISORY due to a Crash on I-75/nb at N. Marietta Pkwy (exit 265) two right lanes are closed. Delays leaving Marietta @cobbpolice1 @cobbcountyfire https://t.co/kTgeaYu0Zi #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/6BWda5hDSC
— Triple Team Traffic (@WSBTraffic) August 25, 2020

Police said a Nissan Rogue had stopped in the center lane of the interstate for unknown reasons.

A tractor-trailer collided with the car heading northbound. All three people inside the car were declared dead at the scene. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured.

The driver of the Nissan Rogue has been identified as 41-year-old Quatrina Porter. The passengers of the vehicle have been identified as 42-year-old Eddie Murphy and 21-year-old Haamid Williams. All three are from Austell.

The investigation into the crash remains open. Anyone with information is asked to contact the lead investigator at 770-794-5357.

There may have been 2 victims in this terrible crash I-75/nb at N. Marietta Pkwy., happened before 6 a.m. Lanes have been blocked for hours, and so is the entrance from N. Marietta Pkwy to I-75/nb, so use S. Marietta Pkwy instead. #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/YXERMVkz9u
— Ashley Frasca (@AshleyFrascaWSB) August 25, 2020