It was a close call, but fortunately, there were no injuries in an alleged DUI wreck early Monday in Clayton. Four vehicles were involved in the wreck, including a Rabun County school bus loaded with children.
The bus was stopped in the eastbound lane of US 76 waiting to turn left onto Beechwood Drive when a 1962 Ford sedan ran into it.
According to state troopers, 76-year-old John Stancil of Clayton was driving west on US 76 when he ran off the road then crossed into the eastbound lane. The 1962 Ford sedan he was driving struck the rear driver’s side of the bus. The car then struck two other vehicles that were stopped behind the school bus.
Troopers with Georgia State Patrol Post 7 in Toccoa responded to the crash around 7:18 a.m. on December 13. They charged Stancil with DUI and failure to maintain lane.
No injuries were reported.
