LULA, Ga. — A Cleveland woman was seriously injured and another driver was charged after a two-vehicle wreck Tuesday morning on GA 365 near Lula.
The Georgia State Patrol said their investigation revealed that a Kenworth tractor-trailer, driven by 57-year-old Tammy Coffee of Cornelia, was traveling northbound on GA 365, attempting to turn left into AmeriCold Cold Storage north of Whitehall Road. A Pontiac G6 sedan driven by Breanna Eldridge, age 26, of Cleveland, was traveling southbound on 365 in the right lane.
GSP said Coffee failed to yield while turning left and entered the path of the Pontiac, which struck the passenger side of the trailer attached to the Kenworth.
The Pontiac then traveled slightly under the trailer, entrapping Eldridge in her vehicle.
Hall County EMS arrived on the scene and used extraction equipment to remove Eldridge from her vehicle. She was transported to the hospital with serious injuries.
There were no complaints of injury from Coffee, who was charged with failure to yield while turning left. Further investigation into the vehicle speed of the Pontiac is pending.
Crews cleared the wreckage and all travel lanes were reopened by 7:15 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19.
