Driver seriously injured in Monday Johnson Ferry Road crash

A reader provided the photos of a crash Monday morning that shut down a portion of Johnson Ferry Road in both directions.

Cobb Police said that Ryan Hurley, 45, of Marietta, sustained serious injuries when his black 2020 Mazda CX-5 that was heading northbound crashed into a tree in the median near Johnson Ferry Drive at around 6:14 a.m. Monday. 

That’s between Post Oak Tritt Road and Oak Lane, above Roswell Road, and Sgt. Eric Smith said in a release that the vehicle lost control after attempting after a right-hand curve.

Smith said that Hurley was taken to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital by ambulance with serious injuries and that the incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call the Cobb Police Department S.T.E.P. Unit at 770-499-3987.

Cobb DOT said in a social media post that Johnson Ferry Road reopened to traffic shortly after 9 a.m.

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