HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. — A 78-year-old Habersham County man was injured Friday after his Jeep ran off GA 197 and plunged down an embankment, according to the Georgia State Patrol.
Troopers identified the driver as Charles E. Skovgaard. He received a warning for failure to maintain lane following the crash.
The wreck happened Feb. 13 near the Long Branch area. Investigators said Skovgaard was traveling southbound in a Jeep Grand Cherokee when he entered a curve and failed to maintain his lane. The SUV veered off the roadway, traveled down a steep embankment and struck a tree head-on.
The impact caused the Jeep to roll onto its left side before coming to rest against another tree.
Authorities said Skovgaard suffered apparent minor injuries in the crash.
