The Georgia State Patrol has charged a 27-year-old Clarkesville woman with DUI in connection with a head-on collision Monday evening in Demorest.
State troopers say Katherine Danielle Melton was driving an Acura TL eastbound on Habersham Mills Road when she passed another vehicle after exiting a curve. The Acura did not have enough distance to complete the pass and struck a westbound Grand Caravan driven by Rebecca Winchell, 67, of Gillsville.
Habersham EMS transported Melton to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville with serious injuries, according to officials. Winchell and a teenage passenger in her van sustained minor injuries. An ambulance transported them to Habersham Medical Center in Demorest for treatment.
The wreck occurred around 6:22 p.m. near Habersham Mills Complex Drive and shut down Habersham Mills Road for more than an hour.
In addition to DUI, the investigating trooper charged Melton with failure to exercise due regard and passing in a no passing zone.
