CORNELIA — A Gainesville man crossed the center line on Ga. 105 before sideswiping another vehicle and crashing into a local business Wednesday, according to the Georgia State Patrol.
The crash happened at 646 Clarkesville St. and involved two vehicles, though the impact sent one car into Farm & Garden Co. of Cornelia.
According to information provided by Courtney Lund with the Georgia State Patrol’s Public Information Office, a 2011 Chevrolet Impala traveling south on Ga. 105 was negotiating a curve when the driver crossed the double solid yellow line into the northbound lane. The Impala sideswiped a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu traveling north, striking the driver’s side door.
After the initial collision, the Impala left the roadway, traveled off-road and struck the building before coming to an uncontrolled rest.
The Malibu came to a final rest off the roadway just north of the crash scene.
The driver of the Impala, identified as Richard Millwood, 77, of Gainesville, was transported by EMS to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. Charges are pending, according to Lund.
The driver of the Malibu, Trinidad Sanchez, 62, of Cornelia, was not injured.
Units from the Georgia State Patrol and Cornelia Police Department responded to the scene. The crash remains under investigation.
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