Authorities say three people died Thursday morning in a fiery crash along I-75 in Dalton after a vehicle fleeing deputies drove the wrong direction into oncoming traffic, according to Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office.
Georgia State Patrol reports that a 2025 Hyundai Elantra struck a GMC Canyon, then collided head-on with a JB Hunt tractor-trailer before bursting into flames.
The three people in the fleeing car died at the scene. The tractor-trailer also caught fire after rolling to a stop on the shoulder.
Three other motorists were injured and taken to Hamilton Medical Center.
Special reconstruction teams are now reviewing the crash sequence.
The people who were killed in the crash have not been identified at this time.
