A distracted driver caused a rear-end crash that temporarily disrupted traffic on GA 365 in Baldwin on Thursday, officials say.
The accident happened around 5:22 p.m. on September 14 at the Duncan Bridge Road intersection. Baldwin police posted a public alert about the crash on social media.
State troopers charged Stephanie Chelea Surls, 37, of Gainesville, with following too closely and distracted driving following the wreck.
According to the preliminary crash report, Surls was driving a Toyota Sequoia north on GA 365 when a Nissan Altima in front of her stopped at the traffic light.
Surls was “distracted and did not stop,” the report states.
The Sequoia rear-ended the Altima, driven by 51-year-old Michael Lashawne Davis of Athens.
Surls was not injured. Davis sustained a possible minor injury but was not transported to the hospital.
