By: Russell Keener  —  November 28, 2011
 

A bizarre acci­dent that occurred on Thurs­day, Octo­ber 6^th in Brasel­ton left one per­son dead and sev­eral injured accord­ing to reports.  The deadly crash occurred on I-85 in Jack­son County in the north­bound lanes between High­way 53 and High­way 211 accord­ing to offi­cials with the Geor­gia Depart­ment of Trans­porta­tion.  While it is was uncon­firmed, some reported a vehi­cle fire and entrap­ment in the accident.

The three car crash occurred when an SUV was attempt­ing to pass a tractor-trailer rig while another pas­sen­ger vehi­cle was dri­ving par­tially in the north­bound lane and par­tially in the median.  As the sports util­ity vehi­cle was attempt­ing to pass the tractor-trailer, it struck the pas­sen­ger vehi­cle which then bounced into the tractor-trailer.  The per­son who lost their life was in the pas­sen­ger car; occu­pants of the SUV were injured accord­ing to police.

Those who were injured were trans­ported to Athens Regional Hos­pi­tal and North­east Geor­gia Med­ical Cen­ter accord­ing to Steve Nichols with Jack­son County Emer­gency Ser­vices.  One vic­tim was trans­ported by a life flight heli­copter.  Both lanes of I-85 were closed fol­low­ing the crash while emer­gency respon­ders arrived at the scene.

Why was the pas­sen­ger vehi­cle strad­dling the north­bound lane and the median?  Was the SUV dri­ving reck­lessly or at high speed?  There are ques­tions that may get answers in the com­ing weeks as it becomes more evi­dent why the acci­dent took place.

If you or a loved one have been injured in an acci­dent due to some­one else’s neg­li­gence, con­tact the trusted Mari­etta car acci­dent lawyers at The Keener Law Firm.