Injured in a wreck on a gravel mountain road, a retired Georgia state trooper from Clayton waited nearly 12 hours for help to arrive.
Jonathan Spencer Munger was southbound on Hale Ridge Road in Rabun County on January 4 when the Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck he was driving ran off the road. The truck ran head-on into a tree before coming to an uncontrolled stop along the side of the road, officials say.
The wreck injured the 33-year-old Munger, who later said he was unable to locate his cell phone to call for help. He was left stranded on the side of the road until a passerby found him around 10:17 a.m. Thursday, January 5.
Paramedics airlifted Munger to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville with suspected serious injuries. Troopers with Georgia State Patrol Post 7 in Toccoa investigated the crash. They charged Munger with failure to maintain his lane and a seatbelt violation.
