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Early Morning Crash On Hwy 81 Leaves Two Drivers And A 14-Year-Old Passenger Injured

Early Morning Crash On Hwy 81 Leaves Two Drivers And A 14-Year-Old Passenger Injured

Early Morning Crash On Hwy 81 Leaves Two Drivers And A 14-Year-Old Passenger Injured

According to Sgt, a blue Chevy Suburban was stopped near the intersection of Georgia 81 and Guthrie Cemetery Road at around 6:50 a.m. on Thursday.

Richard Thacker, Assistant Commander of Georgia State Police Station 46. A white Chevy pickup truck was approaching the crossroads of Guthrie Cemetery Road and Georgia 81 from the south.

The pickup truck and Suburban collided when the Suburban’s driver failed to yield to it before entering the intersection.

“Both drivers and a passenger in the Suburban were taken to the Piedmont Walton Hospital with injuries,” Thacker said. 14-year-old was the passenger in the Suburban.

Community members urged the Georgia Department of Transportation to install a traffic light at that crossroads, especially given that Walnut Grove High School students frequently used it.

Two serious injuries-related wrecks were Monday’s opening incidents for Walton County Fire Rescue.

According to WCFR Assistant Chief Craig League, a motorcycle driver was sent to Piedmont Walton ER with severe injuries following a collision between a passenger car and a motorcycle on March 13 in the afternoon at Highway 11 and L & P Parkway.

Two patients were also trapped in a two-vehicle collision on Monday afternoon along Highway 81 and Shiloh Road, necessitating the assistance of WCFR employees. Both individuals were taken by EMS to Northside Gwinnett with critical injuries.

Initial story

On the 16th of March 2023 in WALTON COUNTY, Georgia, Just after 8:15 a.m., the Walton County Sheriff’s Office reported that a collision had closed Highway 81 at the intersection of Guthrie Cemetery Road. Georgia State Police and WCSO were present.

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Craig League, assistant chief of Walton County Fire Rescue, said that first responders attended a collision at that location. There had been a 6:53 a.m. call.

“There were three injuries reported, one of those was an entrapment,” League said. “Walton EMS transported all three injuries.”

League stated that the route was stopped for around 30-45 minutes. The severity of the injuries or the hospital to which the victims have been sent are still unknown. .. and so on.. and so forth.. and so on…….

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