One person injured in multi-vehicle wreck on Cannon Bridge Road

Habersham EMS transported one person to the hospital following a three-vehicle wreck on Cannon Bridge Road at Pea Ridge Road on Saturday, July 29, 2023. (Rob Moore/Habersham County)

One person was injured in a three-vehicle wreck Saturday on GA 105/Cannon Bridge Road.

Habersham E-911 dispatched first responders to the crash at 3:21 p.m. on July 29. The Georgia State Patrol investigated the crash.

According to the preliminary accident report, Eric Lopez, 51, of Clarkesville, was driving a Nissan Pathfinder north on GA 105, attempting to turn left onto Pea Ridge. A Hyundai Accent driven by Lisa Saunders, 47, of Demorest, was southbound on GA 105 and struck the Pathfinder in the passenger’s front side as it turned in front of her.

(Rob Moore/Habersham County)

The impact caused the Pathfinder to travel onto Pea Ridge Road, where it struck a Kia Soul driven by Courtney Chadwick, 36, of Demorest.

The wreck injured Saunders. Habersham EMS transported her to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. Lopez, Chadwick, and a 12-year-old child in Chadwick’s vehicle escaped uninjured.

The investigating state trooper charged Lopez with distracted driving and failure to yield.