A two-vehicle wreck Friday morning in Hollywood seriously injured a South Carolina woman. The crash happened at the same intersection where a Clarkesville man was fatally injured in a wreck three weeks ago.
On June 9, passing motorists called 911 to report an overturned vehicle with possible entrapment on US 441/GA 15 at Talmadge Drive. Around 8:47 a.m., Habersham County E-911 dispatched units to the scene.
“When initial responding units arrived, there was no entrapment,” says Habersham County Public Information Officer Rob Moore.
According to the Georgia State Patrol, Moriah Dane Evett, 30, of Pickens, was driving a Chrysler Sebring south on US 441/GA 15 in the left turn lane. Troopers say she failed to yield while turning left onto Talmadge Drive and pulled into the path of a northbound Chevrolet Tahoe.
The Tahoe struck the front of the Sebring. After impact, the Tahoe overturned onto its side, and the Sebring spun around, striking its roof.
Habersham County Emergency Services transported Evett to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville for treatment. The Tahoe driver, 53-year-old Jesus Jimenez Loredo
of Clarkesville, sustained a possible minor injury. He declined treatment or transport, according to Moore.
Due to the heavy amount of engine fluids on the road from both vehicles, the northbound lanes of Highway 441 remained closed until 10:40 a.m. Friday.
Demorest Police Chief Robin Krockum and Tallulah Falls Police Chief Tonya Elrod assisted the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office on the scene. A trooper from Georgia State Patrol Post 7 in Toccoa investigated the wreck.
The trooper charged Evett with failure to yield while turning left, failure to exercise due care, and tire violations.
