| Three Injured in Head On Crash on Graysville Road CATOOSA COUNTY, GA- Monday, February 21, 2007 – At about 7:30 AM, the Catoosa County Fire Department was notified of a head on collision involving two cars in the 2400 block of Graysville Road which is just south of the Georgia-Tennessee border. Catoosa County Engine 3, Truck 3 and Rescue 1 responded along with Hutcheson EMS, the Catoosa County Sheriff’s Department and the Georgia State Patrol. Engine 3 arrived to find two vehicles, a Ford Fusion and a Honda, both black in color with the occupants still inside. The Ford was resting against a telephone pole facing northbound. The Honda was in the southbound lane of travel, facing south. The Honda had major front end damage as well as rear end damage. The Fusion had extensive damage to the front end and also damage to the left side around the rear wheel. Occupants of both vehicles had to be extricated with door pops. The driver of the Ford Fusion, a female, was treated at the scene and transported by Hutcheson EMS in serious condition. The two occupants of the Honda were critically injured and Life Force helicopter was requested. The helicopter set down in a field directly adjacent to the accident scene. After both patients were treated by medics from Hutcheson EMS, firefighters and medical personnel from Life Force they were transported to Erlanger Hospital by helicopter. The cause of the accident is under investigation by the Georgia State Patrol. Graysville Road, a major link between Tennessee and Georgia was shut down for quite a while patients were attended to and the accident re-created. |
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