CLEVELAND, Ga. – A three-vehicle accident Monday afternoon west of Cleveland killed a 30-year-old Cleveland man.
Courtney Floyd, Public Information Officer with the Georgia Department of Public Safety, provided preliminary details, saying the accident occurred at approximately 5:09 PM on State Route 115 and Asbury Mill Road.
The trooper investigating the accident advised that the initial collision involved a tractor-trailer and a passenger car. Upon arrival, the trooper determined that a 2021 Toyota RAV4, driven by Andrew Clark of Cleveland was traveling south on Asbury Mill Road and failed to stop for the stop sign. The RAV4 entered the path of a tractor-trailer operated by Joseph R. Dyer, age 62, of Blairsville, who was traveling west on SR 115.
According to GSP, the tractor-trailer struck the driver’s side of Clark’s vehicle, causing the RAV4 to overturn. The tractor-trailer then jack-knifed and traveled into the eastbound lanes, where it struck a Toyota Highlander driven by 31-year-old Harry Martin of Cornelia.
Clark was trapped in his vehicle. White County Fire and EMS extricated him from the wreckage. He died at the scene.
The crash did not injure Dyer, Harry Martin, and his passenger, 28-year-old Casey Martin.
The wreck shut down the roadway for approximately two and a half hours as law enforcement investigated and crews cleared the scene.
Floyd says the accident is still under active investigation.
