Traffic Latest Traffic News Traffic shift on Islands Expressway to begin in August SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has confirmed that the shift in traffic during the bridge construction on Islands Expressway will begin in August. “In August, GDOT’s contractor Prince is scheduled to shift traffic to the new high-level, fixed span, concrete multi-lane bridge over the Wilmington River (Intracoastal Waterway) along Islands Expressway […] 3 dead, deputies hurt after crashes on Savannah Hwy UPDATE: The Charleston County Coroner’s Office on Tuesday released the name of three people killed in a collision with a Charleston County deputy. Stephania Dantzler, a 53-year-old female, Shanice Dantzler-Williams, a 28-year-old female, and Miranda Dantzler-Williams, a 22-year-old female all from the Colleton County area died in that crash, according to the coroner’s office. — […] Long County man dies in early morning crash SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – A Long County man died in a single-vehicle crash on State Route 57 early Friday morning, officials said. The man was traveling eastbound near the Long-McIntosh County line toward Townsend in a Honda SUV when he left the roadway, according to Georgia State Patrol Trooper Jonathan Edwards. Edwards said the driver […] 1 dead in single-vehicle crash in Liberty County RICEBORO, Ga. (WSAV) – One person is dead following a single-vehicle accident Saturday in the 300 block of Briar Bay Road in Riceboro. According to Georgia State Patrol, 31-year-old Albert Butler Jr. was killed when their vehicle left the roadway striking a tree and bursting into flames shortly before 8 p.m. Laff said a male […] Traffic on Tybee Island to be delayed this weekend TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WSAV) — If you’re planning on taking advantage of the warm weather out on Tybee Island this weekend, you could experience some delays. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) granted permission for a movie crew to shoot underneath the Lazaretto Creek Bridge on Friday and Saturday “We have permitted them to do […] Police: No serious injuries in Truman Parkway crash SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – A rollover crash closed down traffic around lunchtime Thursday on a portion of the Truman Parkway. According to the Savannah Police Department (SPD), no one was seriously hurt in the crash. Two vehicles were involved in the incident, though further details on the cause weren’t immediately available from SPD. One northbound […] Police: Expect Tybee road closures this weekend TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WSAV) – A film company will be intermittently shutting down traffic heading to Tybee Island this Friday and Saturday, officials announced Wednesday. According to the Tybee Island Police Department, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) granted the company permission to implement closures at the Lazaretto Creek Bridge. The closures are not to […] Man dies in Effingham County crash SPRINGFIELD, Ga. (WSAV) – A 28-year-old died in a crash on Old Augusta Road Wednesday, according to the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office (ECSO). Officials believe David Bennett was on his way to work when crash occurred. The sheriff’s office said traffic officials were called to Old Augusta just south of Chimney Road around 1:30 p.m. […] GSP: Pedestrian killed in MLK Blvd crash SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — One person is dead after being struck by a vehicle on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Tuesday night, according to the Georgia State Patrol (GSP). Officials said the agency was requested to investigate by the Savannah Police Department. On Thursday, GSP identified the victim as John Brown, from Savannah. He was […] Truck strikes, kills man in Georgetown area CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) — A pedestrian was hit and killed by a truck in the Georgetown area Wednesday morning, according to the Chatham County Police Department. The Georgia State Patrol says the crash happened at 15050 Grove Point Rd around 10:50 a.m. A Ford F-150 truck was traveling east and hit a parked Ford […] Woman killed, another in ICU after Midway crash MIDWAY, Ga. (WSAV) – One woman was killed and four others were injured in a crash in Midway Tuesday morning. According to Georgia State Patrol Trooper Lyle Thurmond, the two-vehicle crash happened around 8:20 a.m. at the intersection of Leroy Coffer Highway and Freedman Grove Road. Thurmond said the driver of a Ford Fusion was […] Bicyclist struck, seriously injured on Highway 80 A bicyclist was hit by a vehicle on Highway 80 late Tuesday morning, according to police. Train crashes into truck near President Street SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Authorities say a slow-moving train struck a tractor-trailer on Marine Terminal Drive Tuesday morning. The collision — that happened between President and Altamaha streets — caused fuel to leak from the truck, according to the Savannah Fire Department. Around 10 a.m., the department confirmed no one was injured in the incident […] Highway 80 crash: 1 airlifted to hospital CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) — A two-car crash shut down Highway 80 Monday night at the intersection of Quarterman Drive on Talahi Island. Authorities said a woman needed to be airlifted to a hospital for treatment of her injuries. It took first responders several minutes to extract her from the Hyundai Accent she was driving. […] Elderly pedestrian struck on Skidaway Road dies SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — An elderly pedestrian struck by a truck on Skidaway Road last week has died. According to Georgia State Patrol (GSP), the driver of the truck — Beverly Cousins, 65 — was traveling northbound on Skidaway Road near Elmhurst Road in a “poorly lit” area when she hit Tyrone Williams. Authorities shut […] Woman killed in crash on I-16 in Bulloch County BULLOCH COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) — A crash in Bulloch County left one woman dead Saturday evening. Police say the crash happened around 5 p.m. on the eastbound side of Interstate 16 near Ash Branch Church Road. Deana Morgan, 51, was stopped in the emergency lane in a Volkswagen Beetle and attempted to re-enter the right […] Large tree topples on vehicle downtown A large tree toppled on a parked vehicle in downtown Savannah Thursday. Car flips, traps driver briefly Tuesday afternoon SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — A car flipped over and the driver was trapped briefly after it was involved in a crash Tuesday afternoon. The Chatham County Police Department (CCPD) said the wreck happened around 1:30 p.m. in the 4600 block of Ogeechee Road near a Dollar General. Firefighters pulled the driver to safety and they […] Several lanes to close for I-16/I-95 project SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Several interstate lanes will close until March 26 to continue the widening project on I-16 and I-95. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) said the following lanes will be closed Saturday: Monday, March 21 through Saturday, March 26, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Daily)Intermittent right and left lane closures at the […] View All Traffic
Traffic shift on Islands Expressway to begin in August SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has confirmed that the shift in traffic during the bridge construction on Islands Expressway will begin in August. “In August, GDOT’s contractor Prince is scheduled to shift traffic to the new high-level, fixed span, concrete multi-lane bridge over the Wilmington River (Intracoastal Waterway) along Islands Expressway […]
3 dead, deputies hurt after crashes on Savannah Hwy UPDATE: The Charleston County Coroner’s Office on Tuesday released the name of three people killed in a collision with a Charleston County deputy. Stephania Dantzler, a 53-year-old female, Shanice Dantzler-Williams, a 28-year-old female, and Miranda Dantzler-Williams, a 22-year-old female all from the Colleton County area died in that crash, according to the coroner’s office. — […]
Long County man dies in early morning crash SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – A Long County man died in a single-vehicle crash on State Route 57 early Friday morning, officials said. The man was traveling eastbound near the Long-McIntosh County line toward Townsend in a Honda SUV when he left the roadway, according to Georgia State Patrol Trooper Jonathan Edwards. Edwards said the driver […]
1 dead in single-vehicle crash in Liberty County RICEBORO, Ga. (WSAV) – One person is dead following a single-vehicle accident Saturday in the 300 block of Briar Bay Road in Riceboro. According to Georgia State Patrol, 31-year-old Albert Butler Jr. was killed when their vehicle left the roadway striking a tree and bursting into flames shortly before 8 p.m. Laff said a male […]
Traffic on Tybee Island to be delayed this weekend TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WSAV) — If you’re planning on taking advantage of the warm weather out on Tybee Island this weekend, you could experience some delays. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) granted permission for a movie crew to shoot underneath the Lazaretto Creek Bridge on Friday and Saturday “We have permitted them to do […]
Police: No serious injuries in Truman Parkway crash SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – A rollover crash closed down traffic around lunchtime Thursday on a portion of the Truman Parkway. According to the Savannah Police Department (SPD), no one was seriously hurt in the crash. Two vehicles were involved in the incident, though further details on the cause weren’t immediately available from SPD. One northbound […]
Police: Expect Tybee road closures this weekend TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WSAV) – A film company will be intermittently shutting down traffic heading to Tybee Island this Friday and Saturday, officials announced Wednesday. According to the Tybee Island Police Department, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) granted the company permission to implement closures at the Lazaretto Creek Bridge. The closures are not to […]
Man dies in Effingham County crash SPRINGFIELD, Ga. (WSAV) – A 28-year-old died in a crash on Old Augusta Road Wednesday, according to the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office (ECSO). Officials believe David Bennett was on his way to work when crash occurred. The sheriff’s office said traffic officials were called to Old Augusta just south of Chimney Road around 1:30 p.m. […]
GSP: Pedestrian killed in MLK Blvd crash SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — One person is dead after being struck by a vehicle on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Tuesday night, according to the Georgia State Patrol (GSP). Officials said the agency was requested to investigate by the Savannah Police Department. On Thursday, GSP identified the victim as John Brown, from Savannah. He was […]
Truck strikes, kills man in Georgetown area CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) — A pedestrian was hit and killed by a truck in the Georgetown area Wednesday morning, according to the Chatham County Police Department. The Georgia State Patrol says the crash happened at 15050 Grove Point Rd around 10:50 a.m. A Ford F-150 truck was traveling east and hit a parked Ford […]
Woman killed, another in ICU after Midway crash MIDWAY, Ga. (WSAV) – One woman was killed and four others were injured in a crash in Midway Tuesday morning. According to Georgia State Patrol Trooper Lyle Thurmond, the two-vehicle crash happened around 8:20 a.m. at the intersection of Leroy Coffer Highway and Freedman Grove Road. Thurmond said the driver of a Ford Fusion was […]
Bicyclist struck, seriously injured on Highway 80 A bicyclist was hit by a vehicle on Highway 80 late Tuesday morning, according to police.
Train crashes into truck near President Street SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Authorities say a slow-moving train struck a tractor-trailer on Marine Terminal Drive Tuesday morning. The collision — that happened between President and Altamaha streets — caused fuel to leak from the truck, according to the Savannah Fire Department. Around 10 a.m., the department confirmed no one was injured in the incident […]
Highway 80 crash: 1 airlifted to hospital CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) — A two-car crash shut down Highway 80 Monday night at the intersection of Quarterman Drive on Talahi Island. Authorities said a woman needed to be airlifted to a hospital for treatment of her injuries. It took first responders several minutes to extract her from the Hyundai Accent she was driving. […]
Elderly pedestrian struck on Skidaway Road dies SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — An elderly pedestrian struck by a truck on Skidaway Road last week has died. According to Georgia State Patrol (GSP), the driver of the truck — Beverly Cousins, 65 — was traveling northbound on Skidaway Road near Elmhurst Road in a “poorly lit” area when she hit Tyrone Williams. Authorities shut […]
Woman killed in crash on I-16 in Bulloch County BULLOCH COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) — A crash in Bulloch County left one woman dead Saturday evening. Police say the crash happened around 5 p.m. on the eastbound side of Interstate 16 near Ash Branch Church Road. Deana Morgan, 51, was stopped in the emergency lane in a Volkswagen Beetle and attempted to re-enter the right […]
Large tree topples on vehicle downtown A large tree toppled on a parked vehicle in downtown Savannah Thursday.
Car flips, traps driver briefly Tuesday afternoon SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — A car flipped over and the driver was trapped briefly after it was involved in a crash Tuesday afternoon. The Chatham County Police Department (CCPD) said the wreck happened around 1:30 p.m. in the 4600 block of Ogeechee Road near a Dollar General. Firefighters pulled the driver to safety and they […]
Several lanes to close for I-16/I-95 project SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Several interstate lanes will close until March 26 to continue the widening project on I-16 and I-95. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) said the following lanes will be closed Saturday: Monday, March 21 through Saturday, March 26, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Daily)Intermittent right and left lane closures at the […]