A Cleveland truck driver faces charges in connection with a fatal crash that occurred Saturday on GA 115 east of Dock Dorsey Road in White County.
Troopers from Georgia State Patrol Post 6 in Gainesville were called to assist in the investigation. They say preliminary results indicate the driver, identified as 46-year-old James Martin, was driving west on GA 115. As he approached stopped traffic Martin “aggressively braked in an attempt to avoid a collision,” GSP says. The truck jackknifed, causing the tractor to rotate and travel into the eastbound lane.
The truck struck a 2001 GMC Savanna van driven by 65-year-old Catherine Grant-Coons of Tavares, Florida. She was killed in the crash.
Martin was not injured. The GSP says charges are pending against him.
The accident happened around 12:35 p.m. It shut down GA 115 between Lothridge Road and Dock Dorsey Road for approximately six hours.
