Demorest accident sends driver to hospital

A driver was taken to the hospital following a 2-vehicle accident in Demorest on Monday.

A preliminary report by the Georgia State Patrol (GSP) says Mary Ferguson, 90, of Clarkesville, was driving a Hyundai Accent east on Austin Drive. After stopping at the stop sign, troopers say she failed to yield and pulled into the path of a Honda CR-V on GA 385/Historic US Highway 441.

The Honda, driven by Destiny Stapler, 23, of Dahlonega, hit the Hyundai. Ferguson told the investigating trooper she did not see the Honda before moving out into the road.

Habersham County Emergency Services transported Ferguson to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Demorest with a possible complaint of injury.

Stapler and her passenger were not injured.

According to GSP Public Information Officer Courtney Lund, Ferguson received a warning for violation of right of way.