Two children were sent to the hospital following a rear-end collision on Highway 115 in Clarkesville Sunday evening. It happened around 6:10pm at the intersection of 115 and Elrod Drive. Officers with the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office and Georgia State Patrol responded to the wreck.
26-year old Emmanuel Irvin of Habersham told officers he was preparing to turn in to the old Now and Then Antiques Store on Elrod when a car hit his Mustang from behind. GSP Trooper John Crawford says the second driver, 68-year old Roy Wellborn, told officers the sun was in his eyes when the accident occurred.
Two passengers in Irvin’s car, ages 4 and 5, were transported by ambulance to Habersham Medical Center for observation. A reporter on the scene says neither driver had any visible injuries.
Wellborn was cited for following too closely.
The accident briefly tied up traffic along Hwy. 115 between Hwy. 17 and Habersham Mills Road. The scene has since been cleared and traffic is back to normal.
