2 injured in single-car crash near Sautee

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A Clarkesville driver and her passenger were injured in a single-car crash early Wednesday in Habersham County.

23-year-old Janie Alexandria Starr Dean was driving a Dodge Challenger south on Ben T. Huiet Highway. State troopers say Dean failed to stop at a stop sign, crossed over Highway 17 near Lindsay Circle and struck a tree.

The crash happened shortly after midnight about two miles south of Sautee-Nacoochee.

Dean was transported to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville with suspected serious injuries. A passenger in the vehicle, 28-year-old Antonio Ortiz of Braselton, was taken to Habersham Medical Center with possible minor injuries.

According to Georgia State Patrol news release, no charges have been filed.