Traffic grinds to a halt as fire trucks and police block all southbound lanes of Interstate 75 near Terrell Mill Road during an active police response on Oct. 17, 2025.
COBB COUNTY, Ga. – All lanes of Interstate 75 near Terrell Mill Road were reopened shortly before 6 p.m. after being closed for nearly three hours.
The closure was prompted by a suspicious device reported on the busy highway just prior to the peak of Friday rush hour.
What we know:
At around 4 p.m., GDOT’s 511 system shows traffic backed up for several miles as drivers stack up approaching the closure. A live camera feed from the agency shows multiple fire trucks and police vehicles blocking all southbound lanes.
Traffic grinds to a halt as fire trucks and police block all southbound lanes of Interstate 75 near Terrell Mill Road during an active police response on Oct. 17, 2025.
The Express Lanes, which run adjacent to the southbound lanes, was shut down soon after.
SKYFOX 5, which flew over the scene shortly before 4:30 p.m., spotted a black 4-door pickup truck with a covered bed which was facing the wrong direction in the southbound lanes of traffic. Two other vehicles were attached to a tow truck.
All lanes of traffic reopened just before 6 p.m.
Traffic grinds to a halt as fire trucks and police block all southbound lanes of Interstate 75 near Terrell Mill Road during an active police response on Oct. 17, 2025. (FOX 5)
What we don’t know:
It is unclear if any of those vehicles were directly involved.
Traffic grinds to a halt as fire trucks and police block all southbound lanes of Interstate 75 near Terrell Mill Road during an active police response on Oct. 17, 2025. (Georgia Department of Transportation)
Officials have not said what prompted the police activity or whether anyone has been detained or injured.
Police have not released any further details on the device, who reported it, or how the situation began.
The Source: The Georgia Department of Transportation provided the details for this article. This article has been updated to give new details seen by SKYFOX 5 and add a statement from the Cobb County Police Department.
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