FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ga. — A Northeast Georgia teen was killed and another was seriously injured when a wrong-way driver struck their vehicle head-on on Georgia Highway 17, according to the Georgia State Patrol.
Authorities said 19-year-old Isaac McCraw of Demorest died at the scene. His passenger, 18-year-old Noel Hutchings of Cleveland, was transported to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville with serious injuries.
The driver of the other vehicle also died at the scene. Authorities are not releasing that driver’s identity at this time.
Wrong-way driver
Troopers from Post 52 in Hartwell responded to the crash near Old Highway 17 in Franklin County at approximately 11:45 p.m. Oct. 9.
The preliminary investigation determined that a Ford Escape was traveling south in the northbound lanes when it struck McCraw’s Mazda 3 in the left northbound lane. The Ford caught fire after impact.
The crash remains under investigation.
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