CARROLL COUNTY, Ga. — One person has died as a result of vehicle crash on I-20 in west Georgia on Friday, Aug. 16.
According to the Georgia State Police, at 11:38 a.m., GSP responded to three-vehicle crash near mile marker 19 in Carroll County.
GSP states that a KIA and a tractor-trailer were both stopped on interstate going in the westbound direction. Both were in the left lane when a Lincoln Navigator, also traveling westbound in the left lane struck the rear of the Kia.
GSP says the impact caused both the KIA and Navigator to strike the rear of the tractor-trailer. The driver of the Kia was pronounced deceased at Tanner-Villa Rica hospital.
The driver of the Navigator was also transported to Tanner-Villa Rica with non-life-threatening injuries. The passenger of the KIA was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta with non-life-threatening injuries.
The Georgia State Patrol Troop D Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team is investigating the crash.”
Bruce Guthrie is an award-winning journalist who has lived in three states including Arkansas, Missouri and Georgia. During his nearly 20-year career, Bruce has served as managing editor and sports editor for numerous publications. He and his wife, Dana, who is also a journalist, are based in Carrollton, Georgia.
I love how the head lines read One dead rear end collision involving semi Truck. Makes the viewers to think it’s the semi’s fault. How about suv runs into car and semi killing one.I’m starting to believe that the trucker likes making truck drivers look bad. Like everything is our fault.