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Two People Critically Injured After Wreck

A car crash Wednesday morning in northeast Forsyth County sends two people to the hospital in critical condition.

 

Two men were hurt Wednesday morning following a car crash on Highway 53 just west of the intersection of Highway 306 (Keith Bridge Road) in northeast Forsyth County.

Capt. Jason Shivers of the Forsyth County Fire Department said David P. White, 36, of Roswell was life flighted to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta in critical and "unstable" condition. The driver of the other vehicle, Hong V. Lam, 49 of Gainesville was taken to North Fulton by ambulance in critical condition.

According to the Forsyth County Sheriff's incident report, the accident happened after White, who was driving a 1995 BMW and traveling westbound on Highway 53, turned right into a driveway. He then made a u-turn and attempted to get back onto the highway heading eastbound. Meanwhile, Lam who was following behind the BMW in a 1997 Toyota Rav4, failed to yield to White's u-turn. This caused Lam to slam into the front left-side of White's car causing it to veer off to the right stopping in a ditch. Lam's SUV rolled for about 20 feet before stopping.

Shivers said White was entrapped in his car following the accident. The sheriff's office told Cumming Patch in an e-mail that White suffered a broken leg and would need surgery. The condition of Lam's injuries were unknown.

Authorities did shutdown Highway 53 in both directions for a short time to allow the medical helicopter to land. The accident occurred around 9:50 a.m.

Related Topics: Forsyth County Fire Department, Forsyth County Sheriff's Office, and Traffic Accident

michael copeland

9:45 pm on Thursday, February 9, 2012

If the guy pulled off the road to the right to make a u-turn, then HE failed to yield the right of way when coming back on. The officer got it backwards. A U-TURN on 53?! Really?!

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Mark

10:57 am on Friday, February 10, 2012

Yea,that couldn't be right.

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