A single-vehicle wreck late Sunday night in Commerce critically injured the driver. The crash happened around 9:15 p.m. at 449 Borders Road.
Troopers from Georgia State Patrol Post 6 in Gainesville responded to the crash. The report states the driver of a Dodge Challenger was traveling west on Borders Road when he left the roadway and struck a mailbox. The car reentered the roadway and left the opposite shoulder, where it struck a tree.
The driver, whose name has not been released, was trapped inside the vehicle when Banks County firefighters arrived. First responders freed him from the wreckage. An ambulance transported him in critical condition to Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center.
Banks County EMS treated an injured female passenger at the scene. No other injuries were reported. Emergency personnel cleared the crash site just after midnight.
