It was a busy Sunday morning for state troopers in Habersham County as they worked two separate wrecks with injuries.
The first crash occurred around 9:28 a.m. on GA 365 North at Crane Mill Road in Alto. State troopers say 52-year-old Bobby Lee Thomas of Alto was driving a Ford Ranger pickup truck east on Crane Mill. After stopping at the intersection, he attempted to cross the northbound lanes of the highway and pulled into the path of a Nissan Frontier pickup. The Nissan struck the Ford on its passenger side. As the Nissan spun out, the rear of the Ford struck a road sign.
Both vehicles were totaled, according to TFC Austin Greer with Georgia State Patrol Post 7 in Toccoa.
Thomas was not injured in the wreck. The Nissan driver and her passenger both sustained non-life-threatening injuries. They’re identified as 28-year-old Marie Claire Arciga Armellini of Suwanee and 32-year-old Sabastian Andres Amerllini of Cornelia.
Habersham EMS transported the patients to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville for treatment.
Troopers cited Thomas for failure to yield after stopping at a stop sign.
Crash near Antioch Church Road
Less than two hours after the Crane Mill Road wreck, troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash on GA 15/US 441 in Mt. Airy.
According to the GSP report, Asia James was driving a Honda Civic northbound when she ran into the median while negotiating a curve. She overcorrected and lost control. The car ran off the highway, down an embankment, and struck a tree on its passenger side.
The wreck happened just south of Antioch Church Road.
Habersham EMS transported the 18-year-old James to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville for treatment.
