A single-vehicle crash in Cornelia Wednesday afternoon seriously injured a Habersham Central High School student. The Georgia State Patrol identifies the driver as Miguel Martinez of Cornelia.
According to GSP, Martinez was driving a 2000 Ford Ranger on J Warren Road when he lost control of the vehicle. The pickup ran off the west shoulder of the road then traveled back onto the roadway. As it did, it began to rotate, ran off the road again, and went airborne. The truck struck two trees before coming to a final rest on the east shoulder of the roadway.
First responders had to extricate the teen from the wreckage.
Habersham EMS transported Martinez to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville in serious but stable condition, says HCSO spokesperson Kevin Angell says.
The crash was reported on March 23 shortly after 2 p.m. as a rollover wreck. Habersham County deputies were first on the scene.
“It’s unknown at this time why the vehicle left the roadway,” says Angell.
