Habersham County, GA
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Nov 12, 2024
) -
A serious accident occurred early Tuesday morning on GA 17 in Habersham County, resulting in the death of a 21-year-old passenger identified as Josie-Tatum Mattox Carlson from Sautee-Nacoochee. The incident took place around 7:16 a.m. when a Dodge Ram pickup truck, driven by her husband, 21-year-old Ethan Carlson, veered off the road and collided with a Ford F-150 driven by 54-year-old David Mills of Cornelia. The vehicles struck each other near Apache Way, leading the Dodge to travel down an embankment before crashing into several trees.
According to the Georgia State Patrol (GSP), Ethan Carlson was southbound on Highway 17 when he lost control of the pickup truck. After running off the shoulder, he overcorrected, causing the vehicle to rotate and cross into oncoming traffic, where it struck Mills' vehicle on the left front side. Emergency responders transported both Carlsons to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, but Josie Carlson later succumbed to her injuries.
The crash shut down a section of GA 17 between GA 255 South and Preacher Campbell Road for over three hours, reopening around 10:30 a.m. This tragic incident marked the second crash in the same area within two days, following a separate motorhome-car collision on Monday that caused significant traffic disruption but thankfully resulted in no serious injuries.
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