Weekend wrecks in Habersham send several people to the hospital

Habersham County emergency personnel responded to this wreck on GA 197 North near Batesville on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. (Rob Moore/Habersham County)

A hit-and-run in Cornelia and an overturned vehicle near Batesville sent three people to the hospital over the weekend.

According to authorities, a driver was injured in a wreck north of Batesville Friday evening.

Habersham County E-911 received a call just after 8 p.m. on Oct. 20 reporting a vehicle off GA 197 near the creek just north of Bobby Brooks Road.

First responders freed the driver from this vehicle within minutes of arriving on scene. (Rob Moore/Habersham County)

The caller reported the male driver was injured and trapped in the vehicle, which was about five to 10 feet below the road.

Firefighters freed the driver within minutes of arriving on the scene. Habersham EMS transported him by ambulance to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville for treatment.

On Sunday, Habersham EMS transported two people to the hospital following a hit-and-run motorcycle wreck in Cornelia.

Habersham County E-911 received a call at 7:26 p.m. on Oct. 22, reporting a motorcycle had been struck by an unknown car on 441 Historic Highway at J Warren Road.

The driver and passenger were taken to NGMC Gainesville for treatment.