Driver escapes serious injury in rollover wreck north of Clarkesville

North Georgia Technical College police helped rescue a driver in a rollover wreck over the weekend. A passing motorist alerted police to the wreck, which occurred approximately eight miles north of the college’s Clarkesville campus.

The pickup truck overturned at the foot of a hill in the front yard of a house at 9305 GA 197 North. The driver escaped without serious injury. His name has not been released.

Habersham County Emergency Services and sheriff’s deputies also responded to the crash. EMS transported the driver to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

The wreck happened around 5 p.m. on Saturday, January 14. Traffic on the two-lane highway near the crash site was temporarily blocked as emergency crews and a tow truck cleared the scene.

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