Wrong way driver charged in GA 365 wreck

A driver traveling the wrong way on GA 365 in Demorest caused a wreck that sent him and another driver to the hospital.

75-year-old John Myers of Alto was driving a 1999 Lincoln Town Car north in the left southbound lane near Demorest-Mt. Airy Highway, according to the Georgia State Patrol. He struck the front of a 2016 Honda CRV driven by 30-year-old India Uselton of Royston. After impact, the Lincoln rotated clockwise and came to a stop in the center of GA 365 South. The Honda overturned into the center median.

The accident happened just after 9 a.m. Wednesday.

Both drivers were transported to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville with non-incapacitating injuries.

Myers is charged with driving on the wrong side of the roadway.

(photo/Mandy Wade)