A two-car crash on Highway 15/U.S. 441 near Homer claimed the lives of a young couple from Baldwin Saturday. A spokesman with the Georgia State Patrol in Gainesville says 22-year old Brittany Hester and her 25-year old husband, Lyndon, were killed when Hester lost control of the car she was driving and crossed over the median into oncoming traffic.
It happened at 11:10am just south of Sample Scales Road. The GSP says Hester was driving north toward Baldwin in a Nissan Altima when she ran off the road, overcorrected and skidded across both lanes of Hwy.15/441. The car then crossed the median and struck a gold Honda Pilot driven by 62-year old Cynthia BoBo of Sautee Nacoochee.
Authorities say the Hesters – who lived on the Banks County side of Baldwin – were dead by the time they arrived. Two children in their car were injured. A 6-month old girl was airlifted from the scene and taken to Scottish Rite Hospital in Atlanta in critical condition. A 3-year old boy was transported to Athens Regional Medical Center with apparent minor injuries.
Authorities say Bobo and a 9-year old passenger in her vehicle were taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.
The accident tied up traffic between Baldwin and Commerce for several hours Saturday.
The cause of the accident remains under investigation.
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