COBB COUNTY, Ga. - The Cobb County Police Department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigating a fiery crash that left a motorcyclist with life-threatening injuries late Friday night on Interstate 285.
What we know:
Investigators said the collision happened around 10:03 p.m. on the northbound side of I-285, about a half-mile south of South Atlanta Road.
According to police, a white 2019 Peterbilt tractor-trailer was traveling in the left lane when a white and blue 2023 Suzuki GSXR-1000 motorcycle struck the left rear of the truck.
During the crash, the motorcyclist was thrown from the bike, and both were pushed underneath the trailer. A fire erupted beneath the truck, quickly spreading and engulfing the trailer and its cargo in flames.
The motorcyclist was