Highway 17 was shut down on and off for about an hour Friday, July 26, as emergency personnel dealt with a three-car wreck between Sam Bell Road and Winding Stair Road outside Clarkesville.
The near head-on collision was reported at 11:40 a.m. and involved three vehicles spread over several hundred feet, says Habersham County Public Information Officer Rob Moore.
Initially, deputies from the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office directed traffic to keep one lane flowing, but the investigation and cleanup resulted in the road being fully closed until the vehicles were removed by towing companies.
No one was seriously injured in the wreck. Moore says Habersham County Emergency Services evaluated everyone involved in the crash at the scene and they all refused to be transported to the hospital.
Habersham EMS and county deputies responded to the wreck. The Georgia State Patrol is investigating.
