HABERSHAM COUNTY, GA — Two people were injured in a multi-vehicle wreck involving a commercial truck Thursday afternoon in northeast Clarkseville, reports Now Habersham.
The crash happened on a span of Georgia State Highway 15/U.S. Highway 441 at Talmadge Drive.
A preliminary investigation conducted by the Georgia State Patrol shows that Charles Stockton, 80, was operating a Chevrolet C150 pickup truck northbound on US-144 when he ran a red light. Moments later, the pickup collided with a Toyota RAV4 and then a GMC C4C work truck in the intersection.
Stockton was rushed by Habersham County EMC to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville for serious injuries.
First responders also transported the driver of the RAV4, Vera Mercer, by ambulance to NGMC in Demorest for unspecified injuries.
Troopers said the driver of the commercial truck, Bobby White, 82, was uninjured.
An investigation was conducted by Georgia State Patrol Post 7 in Toccoa, as well as the GSP’s Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team (SCRT) and State Motor Carrier Compliance Division (MCCD).
Traffic was delayed for over two hours during the emergency response.
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