Driver injured when truck strikes downed tree on Hollywood Highway

A pickup struck a tree on Hwy. 441 at Abbington Way near Clarkesville on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (Jerry Neace/NowHabersham.com)

One person suffered visible injuries Monday afternoon when a pickup truck struck a fallen tree on Hollywood Highway near Abbington Way outside Clarkesville.

Units from the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office and Habersham County Emergency Services were dispatched to the collision at 12:45 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6.

Habersham County Emergency Services, along with the Clarkesville Fire Department and several units from the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office, responded to the scene.

An ambulance transported the driver to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Demorest.

Habersham County Public Works personnel were called to remove the tree.

The Georgia State Patrol is investigating the collision.