Saturday, May 11, 2013
Authorities report multiple injuries but no fatalities.
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Saturday, May 11
Multiple people were injured in an accident involving motorcycles and a car Friday around 7:15 p.m. on Ga. 53 near Oconee Crossing. According to the Oconee County Sheriff's Office, the crash happened following a chase that originated in Walton County and involved the Walton County Sheriff's Office and the Georgia State Patrol. "There were no fatalities," OCSO posted on Facebook. "We can't specifically comment on the medical condition on anyone involved. With that said, the driver of the car that was hit by the motorcycles was not transported to the hospital." No other details were available.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
The Western Judicial Circuit Superior Court judge on Tuesday was taken to Athens Regional Medical Center for treatment of superficial injuries, the Athens Banner-Herald reports.
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Tuesday, March 12
An accident in Barrow County Tuesday sent a Western Judicial Circuit Superior Court judge to an area hospital, the Athens Banner-Herald reports. As Judge H. Patrick Haggard was headed toward Atlanta shortly after 10 a.m., his car was hit from behind at a red light on Ga. Highway 316 at Patrick Mill Road, which caused the judge's car to strike the vehicle in front of his, Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith told the newspaper. Smith described Haggard's injuries as minor. According to the article, Haggard was speaking to Oconee County Sheriff Scott Berry at the time the accident occurred. Haggard is one of three Superior Court judges in the Western Circuit of the Tenth Judicial Administrative District, which consists of Athens-Clarke and Oconee…
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
The Georgia State Patrol says a man from Athens and another from Madison died in Monday evening's accident in Oconee County.
The Georgia State Patrol has identified the two victims killed in a single-car accident on Hale Road Monday as John David Edwards, 36, of Athens, and Stephen Dave Marlow, 23, of Madison. According to GSP spokesman Gordy Wright, Edwards was driving a 1969 Chevrolet pickup truck traveling west of Colham Ferry on Hale Road around 9 p.m. when the truck crossed the center line, left the roadway and struck a road sign. The truck continued off of the roadway and struck several trees with its front and left side, he said. Neither man was restrained by a seat belt, he said. An official with the Oconee County Sheriff's Office said they were the only two occupants of the truck. Messages offering prayers and condolences to the victims' families have …
Monday, February 25, 2013
An alert about the single-car accident was sent shortly after 9 p.m. on Monday.
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Monday, February 25
Update: 11 p.m. Chief Deputy Lee Weems confirmed two people were killed and that they were the only occupants of the vehicle. The following message was sent around 10:30 p.m.: We have identified those involved in fatal crash on Hale Road and have notified members of their immediate families. We will not be releasing the names of those involved tonight to give the families time to make further notifications. Please respect their privacy. Original: First responders in Oconee County were at the scene of a single-car accident with fatalities on Monday night. The wreck occurred near the 1100 block of Hale Road, according to a Nixle alert sent by the Sheriff's Office at 9:20 p.m. The message stated it appeared the vehicle involved wasn't from …
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The accident early Wednesday closed one lane of Atlanta Highway in Bogart and sent a Barrow County woman to an area hospital for treatment.
The Georgia State Patrold reports a 57-year-old Statham woman was transported to Athens Regional Medical Center Wednesday morning for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries after her car collided with a tractor-trailer in Bogart. Around 5:50 a.m. the woman, driving a Hyundai, attempted to make a left turn from Osceola Avenue onto Atlanta Highway and pulled into the path of an oncoming tractor trailer, according to an information officer with the GSP. The car was hit in its side. The Oconee County Sheriff's Office sent out an advisory through Nixle about 6:20 a.m., stating traffic had been reduced to one lane as a result of the accident. Don’t miss any Oconee news. Subscribe to Oconee Patch’s free newsletter, like us on Facebook and …
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
No charges are expected, and no one else was seriously injured in the collision Monday on Timothy Road, the Athens Banner-Herald reports.
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
A 16-year-old Oconee County High School student was involved in an accident that killed a Newton County man Monday, according to the Athens Banner-Herald. Christopher Tyler Evans, 37, of Newborn, was riding to Georgia Square Mall to see Santa Claus with his excited 5- and 7-year-old sons when the car his wife was driving pulled into the path of an oncoming Jeep, driven by the student. The collision on Timothy Road near the Athens Perimeter killed Evans, the Athens Banner-Herald reports, on the couple's anniversary. The student had been volunteering with a youth group and working at a nursing home that day, police told the newspaper. No charges are expected, and no one else was seriously injured. It is the second fatal accident to occur in …
Thursday, November 29, 2012
No one was seriously injured in the accident Wednesday afternoon, but one customer was transported to an area hospital for treatment.
Bryan Chandlee-Exum stood atop piles of shattered glass late Thursday morning, still in shock and disbelief over what had occurred at her and her husband Larry's shop less than 24 hours before. It was around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. An elderly couple, faithful clients of Chandlee Jewelers, had just exited the store. Daughter Chandlee was near the front of the shop assisting a female customer who was seated at a showcase when --seemingly out of nowhere-- a white Honda Odyssey came crashing through the storefront. The van barrelled through five showcases, tossing the seated customer about 15 feet, and leaving a trail of broken glass and scattered jewelry in its wake before smashing into a steel-enforced wall in the middle of the store. It was …
Friday, November 2, 2012
A 31-year-old Fortson, Ga. man died when the SUV he was driving went off of the road and overturned on the SR 10 Loop exit 20 ramp to the Oconee Connector, authorities report.
The Oconee County Sheriff's Office Friday morning released the identity of the driver, and lone occupant, killed in a one-vehicle accident on the SR 10 Loop exit 20 ramp to the Oconee Connector. The body of Joshua T. Bruner, 31, of Fortson, Ga. was discovered at the site where the GMC Suburban he'd been driving crashed into the woods off of the exit, according to authorities. A public information officer for the Georgia State Patrol said the Suburban left the roadway and hit an embankment with its front end, struck several trees and overturned one or more times before coming to rest in the tree line on its roof facing east. Bruner was unrestrained and partially ejected during the rollover, according to the GSP. Oconee County firemen …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
An entrapped victim was lifeflighted to a hospital.
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Updated 5:30 p.m. An Oconee County school bus with no children aboard was involved in a crash with injuries on Highway 316 near McNutt Creek Road just before noon Tuesday, the Oconee County Sheriff's Office announced via Nixle. According to a public information officer with the Georgia State Patrol, the Tahoe was westbound on 316 when the bus crossed the eastbound lanes from McNutt Creek and struck it in the driver's side. Names of those involved in the crash were not immediately released. Part of the of the highway was temporarily closed to accommodate a life flight helicopter. At least one victim was entrapped in a Chevy Tahoe. She is being transported to Atlanta medical center, according to Oconee County Sheriff Scott Berry. The driver…
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Officials were clearing debris near the 441 interchange on Sunday afternoon
Racer X
11:21 am on Wednesday, February 27, 2013
If any of you know someone who is a vintage car/truck enthusiast, urge them to buy seat belts for their vehicles. Some of these vehicles did not come with seat belts but they are easily retro-fitted. Also, if a vintage car has vintage seat belts, they need to be replaced with new ones. The webbing gets weaker over the years and does not provide the restraint they did when new. A vintage vehicle … more ›