A wreck Friday morning in Habersham County killed a driver and seriously injured two others. The fatal wreck happened just after 8 a.m. on September 8 on Highway 17 at Cool Springs Road, several miles northwest of Clarkesville.
Habersham County Coroner Kasey McEntire identifies the deceased driver as 57-year-old Adam Glenn Wilson of Alto.
According to the Georgia State Patrol’s preliminary investigation, Wilson was driving a Camry Solara north on Highway 17. The car crossed the centerline and struck the front of a southbound Toyota Highlander.
Habersham County emergency personnel had to free two people from the wreckage.
Troopers say 31-year-old Glenn R. Wilson of Alto was a passenger in the Solara. 77-year-old Trudy Jane Upshaw of Young Harris was driving the Highlander.
Although the state patrol reported all three were transported to the hospital, McEntire says the elder Wilson died at the scene. His son, Glenn, and Upshaw were taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville with serious injuries.
The crash shut down a section of Highway 17 for several hours as state troopers investigated the wreck and tow truck crews cleared debris from the road.
