2 In Critical Condition After Collision In Mableton

SOUTH COBB, GA -- Two Cobb County residents are in serious condition after being severely injured in a crash Friday in South Cobb, police said. The accident occurred on Veterans Memorial Highway (Ga. 8) west of Mableton Parkway (Ga. 139) in Mableton.

Cobb police continue to investigate the wreck and are asking for anyone who witnessed it to come forward. (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)

Preliminary information gathered by Cobb police detectives indicates that a blue 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis driven by Darrell J. Sterling, 27, of Marietta, was traveling east on Veterans Memorial Highway. On the passenger side was Jasmine M. Morris, 22, of Smyrna.

Police said that the Mercury soon lost control "for reasons unknown." The vehicle began to spin out, crossing the center lane and careening into the westbound lanes. That's when the Mercury was struck on the passenger side by a yellow 2007 Freightliner Columbia 120 tractor, which was heading westbound.

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Sterling and Morris both suffered life-threatening injuries and were rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital, police said. They were listed late Friday in critical but stable condition.

The driver of the Freightliner, identified as Therone E. Williams, 25, of Riverdale, did not require medical attention at the scene, police said.

It is unclear if charges will be filed in this collision.

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