An 81-year-old woman died early Wednesday when her car collided with another vehicle west of Athens, police say.
The wreck happened around 5:27 a.m. on the GA 10 Outer Loop near Timothy Road.
Athens-Clarke County police say Lizzie Rouhlac of Watkinsville entered the Loop from South Milledge Avenue, traveling in the wrong direction. The Volkswagen Jetta she was driving collided head-on with a Mercedes-Benz GLC driven by a 60-year-old man from Bogart.
Rouhlac suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene. EMS transported the other driver to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information regarding the crash is asked to contact Master Police Officer Denmark at 762-400-7364 or by email at [email protected].
This is the third fatal motor vehicle crash of 2023 in Athens-Clarke County.
