Sautee Nacoochee woman dies in single-vehicle accident

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HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. — A Sautee Nacoochee woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 17 Thursday around midday.

According to the Georgia State Patrol preliminary report, Kelly Renee Wymore, 58, died when her Toyota Tacoma pickup truck veered into the yard of a house on Highway 17 and Fred Pitts Road and struck a tree.

She was transported to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville where she died of her injuries

Cleveland man faces charge of DUI, serious injury by vehicle after Tuesday crash

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WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — A Cleveland man faces charges after two people were seriously injured in a crash on Asbury Mill Road near SR 115.

Jimmy Adrian Byron Alexander Pruitt, 21, of Cleveland is charged with driving under the influence, two counts of serious injury by vehicle, and failure to maintain lane after the wreck on Asbury Mill Road west of Cleveland.

The Georgia State Trooper who responded to the incident determined a 2004 Toyota 4Runner driven by Pruitt was traveling north on Asbury Mill Road, failed to maintain its lane, and traveled off of the west shoulder of the roadway.  The SUV struck several trees, ejecting the two passengers from the vehicle.

The passengers were identified as  Jeremy Ryan Goddard, 24, of Murphy, NC and Ishmen Mandingo Dorsey, 23, of Sautee Nacoochee, GA.

Missing man found dead in his overturned vehicle

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WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — The body of a Cleveland man reported missing on Aug. 16 was recovered Friday Aug. 20  from his crashed vehicle on SR 75 (Helen Highway) near Helen.

State Patrol Troopers who investigated crash said 50-year-old Robert McKenna was driving his Chevrolet Silverado north on Helen Hwy., traveled off of the east shoulder and struck a dirt embankment.  The Silverado vaulted over a driveway and landed in a ditch, overturning, coming to a final rest on its roof.

He was last being seen on Sunday, Aug. 14.  A missing person investigation had been launched by the Cleveland Police Department and included a ground search of the area and a search from the air by the Georgia State Patrol Aviation Unit.  Any further information regarding that investigation should be directed to the Cleveland Police Department.

Cleveland man faces charges after fatal crash

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WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — Corson Gibbes, 25, of Gainesville has been charged with second-degree vehicular homicide and failure to maintain lane following Satuday’s head-on collision on Hwy. 115 east that killed a Cleveland man.

The crash occurred near Shenandoah Drive, between Black Road and Ga. 255 South when Maynor’s 2007 Hyundai Elantra sedan was traveling east on Ga. 115 and Gibbes’ Toyota Tacoma pickup truck failed to maintain his lane, crossed the centerline, and struck the sedan head-on according to the Georgia State Patrol accident report.

Robert Henry Maynor Jr, 35, of Cleveland was pronounced deceased at the scene.

UPDATE: Man killed in Saturday crash identified

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WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia State Patrol Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team is assisting in the investigation of a fatal crash on Hwy. 115 in White County Saturday.

The crash occurred near Shenandoah Drive, between Black Road and Ga. 255 South when the driver of a 2007 Hyundai Elantra sedan was traveling east on Ga. 115 and the driver of a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck failed to maintain his lane, crossed the centerline, and struck the sedan head-on according to the Georgia State Patrol accident report.

The driver of the Hyundai who died at the scene has been identified as Robert Maynor. The driver of the truck was not hurt.

 

 

GSP reports Saturday traffic fatality on Hwy. 115

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WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia State Patrol Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team is assisting in the investigation of a fatal crash on Hwy. 115 in White County Saturday.

The crash occurred near Shenandoah Drive, between Black Road and Ga. 255 South when the driver of a 2007 Hyundai Elantra sedan was traveling east on Ga. 115 and the driver of a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck failed to maintain his lane, crossed the centerline, and struck the sedan head-on according to the Georgia State Patrol accident report.

The driver of the Hyundai died at the scene and has not been identified. The driver of the truck was not hurt.

 

 

Motorcyclist who attempted to elude police hospitalized following a fiery crash

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WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — A 49-year-old Clermont man suffered second-degree burns Monday after he crashed his motorcycle on US Hwy. 129 at Tommy Cowart Road in White County. No other vehicle was involved in the accident.

According to a Georgia State Patrol report, Bruce E. Morgan’s 2001 Honda CBR motorcycle was engulfed in flames when they arrived at approximately 8:25 pm and Morgan was airlifted to the hospital.

Earlier in the evening, a Dawson County Sheriff’s Office deputy attempted to stop Morgan’s vehicle for no registration on Ga. 400 near the Lumpkin County line. The deputy experienced radio trouble; lost sight of Morgan’s motorcycle and broke off the chase.

Morgan, who was not being pursued at the time of the crash, will be charged with fleeing and attempt to elude and driving with a suspended license.

 

 

 

Two teens killed in late-night wreck

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WHITE COUNTY, Ga. – A single-vehicle crash shortly after midnight on Tuesday has claimed the lives of two Habersham County teenagers.

According to the Georgia State Patrol accident report, the crash occurred shortly after midnight on GA 384 (Duncan Bridge Road) when 16-year-old Walter Avery Camargo of Cornelia, the driver of a white 2006 Hyundai, failed to negotiate a curve and ran off the roadway to the right.

The vehicle began to rotate and with its passenger side struck a driveway culvert then vaulted before striking a second driveway culvert and overturning. After overturning, the vehicle traveled up an embankment striking a wooden fence before coming to a rest. The driver and passenger: 16-year-old Dawson Zachery Ansley of Baldwinwere fatally injured.

White County accident kills Mt. Airy woman

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WHITE COUNTY, Ga. –The Georgia State Patrol reported that a single vehicle accident Thursday afternoon has claimed the life of 72-year-old Mildred Dyann Roach of Mount Airy.

According to the incident report, the accident happened at 3:38 p.m. on Webster Lake Road as Ms. Roach attempted to navigate a left-hand curve while driving a Chevy Colorado east. The vehicle went off the right shoulder of the roadway, down an embankment and flipped over. She died as a result of her injuries

The Georgia State Patrol said the accident happened at about 3:38 PM. on Webster Lake Road. Mildred Dyann Roach, 72, died as a result of injuries sustained in the accident.

An unidentified person was also injured in the accident but authorities have not released that persons name.

 

White County crash kills Dahlonega woman

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WHITE COUNTY, Ga. – Hope Inez Sullens, 64, of Dahonega was killed in a two-vehicle accident Monday morning on Georgia Highway 75 south of Cleveland Monday morning

According to a report filed by Cpl. J.W. Stamey with Georgia State Patrol Post 6 in Gainesville. Stamey said the accident was reported at 7:09 a.m. The investigating trooper said the Chevrolet Tahoe driven by Ms. Sullens was exiting a private roadway when she failed to yield while entering the highway. The vehicle was struck in the driver’s side door by a 2012 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Jonathan Ronnie Fuller, 33, of Clermont.

Fuller and two passengers in Sullens’ vehicle were injured and transported to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville by White County EMS.

Florida man killed in motorcycle mishap

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A Florida man was killed in a single-vehicle accident on State Road 356 near North Cherokee Lane in White County last week.

The Georgia State Patrol report stated that On Oct. 12 Wade Charles Jones, 59, of Bronson, Florida was riding his Harley Davidson when he failed to negotiate a curve, left the road and struck several trees.

Mr. Jones was pronounced dead at the scene.

Crash on SR 129 injures mother, children

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WHITE COUNTY, Ga. – A Cleveland man has been charged with failure to maintain lane in a two-vehicle, head-on collision that took place Thursday evening on State Route 129.

Georgia State Patrol SFC D.A. Rathel reported that Michael Anthony Parris was apparently fatigued and crossed the centerline in a Chevy Silverado, striking the Chevy Tahoe, driven by Candice Bennet Nanney. Nanney suffered non-life threatening injuries and was transported to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville.

Nanney’s 14-year-old daughter was riding in the front seat. She suffered serious injuries to her ower extremitites and was taken to Children’s Hospital of Atlanta.  Nanney’s two-year-old son Cameron was riding in the back seat and suffered a minor injury to his forehead.

Parris also suffered non-life threatening injuries. He was transported to Northeast Georgia Medical Center.

Rathel said DUI was not a factor in the collision.

Two-year-old accidentally struck and killed by grandfather’s vehicle

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SAUTEE NACOOCHEE, GA. — AGoFundMe has been set up for the family of two-year-old Isabella Rider who was accidentally struck and killed by her grandfather’s automobile in the driveway at 930 Woodland Road Monday evening.

According to the Georgia State Patrol, charges will not be filed against the grandfather, 73-year-od Larry Flowers.

The report states that Flowers was turning into the driveway and was unable to see the child over his hood or down the driveway due to the incline. The child was deceased upon arrival of the investigating Trooper.

Tuesday crash injures 4 on Hwy. 115

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WHITE COUNTY, Ga.—Dylan Fowler, 19, of Cleveland was transported to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville with undisclosed injuries Tuesday and three other people suffered minor injuries in a four-car crash on Hwy. 115.

According to the Georgia State Patrol accident report, Fowler was following too closely behind a Ford Ranger driven by Christopher Langston, 35, of Cleveland and 2007 Infiniti driven by Dana Skelton, 56, of Cleveland. When the vehicles in front of him stopped, Fowler struck the Infiniti and his Ford Fusion veered into the eastbound lane and was struck by a Honda Accord driven by Jonathan Newton, 24, of Demorest.

Fowler was issued a citation for following too closely.

 

 

Cleveland man killed in single-vehicle crash on SR 75

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WHITE COUNTY, Ga. – A 69-year-old Cleveland man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on SR 75 Saturday evening

According to the Georgia State Patrol accident report, William Scott Bentley, was driving south in a GMC Sierra when he failed to negotiate a curve, crossed the centerline, traveled about 150 feet off the east side of the highway and struck a tree.

An eyewitness  said she was  traveling north on SR 75 when she first observed the Bentley vehicle in the southbound land and that is suddenly turned and traveled directly in front of her before going off the roadway.

Alcohol is suspected to be a factor in the crash. According to the report, “Strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emitted from inside vehicle #1. Several Bud Light bottles observed in he back pocket of the front passenger seat. One Bud Light bottle observed between driver #1’s legs. One Bud Light bottle observed on the ground in close proximity to vehicle #1. All bottles were cold to the touch.

White County wreck injures five people

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WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — A two-vehicle crash injured five people, including two children who were life flighted to an Atlanta area hospital Sunday.

According the report filed by Sgt. Austin Allen of Georgia State Patrol Post 6, Samantha Wade, 26, of Cleveland was driving a Toyota RAV 4 southbound on SR 11 when her vehicle crossed the centerline and struck a northbound Ford Edge driven by Gerritt Moot, 50, of Blairsville, head on.

Wade and Moot were transported by White County EMS to Northeast Georgia Mediccal Center in Gainesville. Casie Sidel, 29, a passenger in the Wade vehicle, was transported to Habersham Medical Center. Two infants who were passengers in the Wade vehicle were life flighted to Atlanta area hospitals.

According to the report, the two juveniles were restrained by shoulder belts but should have been in da carseat/booster seat.

An eyewitness said he was traveling northbound on SR 11 when the Wade vehicle crossed the centerline a had to pull off the highway to avoid being struck.

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