A driver faces multiple charges for alleged DUI and drug offenses after wrecking a pickup truck on Highway 2 in Rabun County.
Around 7:29 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 6, state troopers responded to the wreck near Forest Service Road 290 southeast of Clayton.
The preliminary crash report says Brian Keith Gibson, 46, of Abilene, Texas, was driving eastbound. He lost control of the Ford Ranger pickup truck in a curve. The truck traveled off the highway, struck an embankment, and “vaulted across Forest Service Road 290, striking a stop sign.”
The pickup struck multiple trees before coming to rest on its passenger’s side, down a steep embankment.
Troopers say Gibson sustained possible minor injuries in the wreck. He was transported to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville for treatment.
Georgia State Patrol Post 7 in Toccoa investigated the crash. Troopers charged Gibson with DUI, failure to maintain lane, open container, and multiple drug-related charges.
