Dash cam footage captures dramatic hit-and-run on I-85

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30-05-2025

The Brief
Coweta County deputies are searching for the driver of a semi-truck who hit a motorist's car on Interstate-85 and knocked the vehicle off the road.
The accident was captured on driver Bill Eidson's dash camera, which shows the collision and his car skidding off the highway onto the shoulder.
Eidson was unhurt, but his car was totaled.
COWETA COUNTY, Ga. - Deputies are investigating a hit-and-run accident that knocked a driver's car off the interstate.
They say a truck driver fled that scene without helping or even calling 911.
What we know
Bill Eidson was heading home to Hogansville from Atlanta. He'd been at a corporate function when a semi-truck came up from behind and hit his car so hard that it sent him skidding off the highway. But that trucker kept going.
It was all captured on Eidson's dash cam in his car. The sound is Eidson's radio playing music and then a loud crunch and the squealing of his tires as his car careens off the roadway. The video shows the complete sequence of events.
"It was scary," he said. "At first I thought I had had a blowout because all I heard was a boom and a big crash." He says he didn't know until later that something had hit him and it was all recorded on his dash camera.
Eidson says his car, a 2017 Ford Fusion, is totaled. He was unhurt.
It happened on May 21, at around 9:15 p.m. Edison was traveling near the Collingsworth Road exit on Interstate 85.
An enhanced view of the rear-facing camera saw the cab of the truck, and it appeared there was no trailer. The blinker is on, suggesting the truck was changing lanes and the driver might not have seen Eidson's car.
Coweta County sheriff's deputies are working to identify the truck and driver. But they need the public's help. Despite the fact the accident was caught on camera, no view provides enough clarity to see identifying marks.
Luck was with Eidson though. He says he travels that road every day for work and the Georgia Department of Transportation had recently cleared trees on the I-85 shoulder at that exit. He might have gone head-on into a tree otherwise.
What they're saying
And what about those dash cameras? Eidson says it's worth it.
"The dash cam immediately notified my wife that I had been in a wreck and sent her a text message with the location as well as a link to the live feed," he said. "So yes, you should get a dash cam."
What you can do
If you have information that can help deputies identify the driver or that truck, call the Coweta County Sheriff's Office.
The Source
The Coweta County Sheriff's Office provided the details for this article.