The Georgia State Patrol charged a 28-year-old Demorest man with DUI in connection with a weekend accident in Mt. Airy.
Troopers say Miguel Manuel was driving a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck south on Camp Creek Road when he ran off the road in a curve near Fair Dew Drive. The pickup reentered the roadway, crossed the centerline, and ran off the opposite side of the road where it struck a tree. As the vehicle overturned, the truck’s back end struck a second tree.
Habersham EMS transported Manuel to the hospital with possible minor injuries. The crash report shows that in addition to DUI, troopers cited him for open container, failure to maintain lane and a seatbelt violation.
The wreck happened just before 9 p.m. on Friday, April 18. Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to the scene.
Camp Creek Road was temporarily blocked between Fairview Drive and Owen Circle as crews cleared one of the trees that fell across the roadway.
