Gainesville man killed in crash on GA 365 at White Sulphur Road

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A Gainesville man died Tuesday night in a two-vehicle crash on GA 365 in Hall County.

According to the Hall County Sheriff’s Office, 60-year-old Richard Dean Short was killed when his vehicle collided with another around 9:30 p.m. at the intersection of GA 365 and White Sulphur Road. Investigators say Short was attempting to turn left from the northbound lanes of GA 365 onto White Sulphur Road when he pulled into the path of a southbound vehicle on the highway.

Short died at the scene. Four people in the other vehicle reported minor injuries and were evaluated by Hall County emergency medical personnel.

The crash caused traffic delays in the area for approximately 90 minutes while the sheriff’s Accident Investigation Unit conducted its investigation.