Crime & Safety
Driver Flees Scene of Wreck With Injuries
The information in this story comes from the Oconee County Sheriff's Office. An arrest isn't the same as a conviction.
Around 2:15 or so Tuesday afternoon, there was an accident with injuries on Experiment Station Road and Stone Bridge, according to information from the Oconee County Sheriff's Office. Traffic was being detoured.
A man of unknown race left the scene on foot, heading towards Stone Bridge in an orange sweatshirt and blue jeans. He was picked up around 2:45pm and taken to the Oconee County Sheriff's Office.
James Andrew Reid, 39, of Athens, was booked into the Oconee County Jail on charges of hit-and run, driving while license is suspended or revoked, open container, following too closely and knowingly driving a motor vehicle with a suspended license.
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