Athens-Clarke County police are investigating a two-vehicle crash that killed an Athens woman on Wednesday. Police say 78-year-old Rosa Burke died at a hospital following the early morning wreck on Lexington Road at Shadybrook Drive.
Officers responded to the accident around 6:45 a.m. on December 14. The initial investigation indicates Burke was driving a Nissan Altima, attempting to make a U-turn on Lexington Road when an eastbound Ford Econoline van ran into her vehicle.
EMS transported the van driver and front passenger of the Altima to an Athens area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The crash investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information regarding the wreck is asked to contact ACCPD Senior Police Officer Lewis at 762-400-7169 or by email at [email protected].
This is the tenth fatal motor vehicle crash of 2022 in Athens-Clarke County.
