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Injuries

Friday, January 11, 2013

Man Dies Days After Head-on Collision

A 61-year-old man involved in Friday's head-on collision in northwest Forsyth County died this morning.

A 61-year-old man involved in a head-on collision Friday afternoon on Canton Highway (Highway 20) near Business Drive in northwest Forsyth County has died from his injuries, according to authorities. Howard B. Nichelson of nearby Canton, died this morning [Tuesday] at North Fulton Hospital in Roswell, according to Inv. Ron Tomblin of the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office. Nichelson had been on life support since the Friday, Jan. 4 collision. The driver of the other vehicle, Linda D. Pollard, 75, of Big Canoe, located in Pickens County, remains in critical condition at Atlanta Medical Center. Pollard, who was traveling westbound on Canton Highway in her 2005 Honda Pilot, crossed over the center turn lane into the eastbound lane, according to …

Patricia Saye

8:49 am on Wednesday, January 9, 2013

I will have to agree with you Kimberley , the law enforcement is getting awful about everything down here in Cherokee County   more ›

Monday, January 7, 2013

UPDATE: Two Critically Injured in Vehicle Accident

A head-on collision Friday afternoon in northwest Forsyth County sends two people to hospitals in critical condition.

UPDATE: 1-4-13, 7:53 p.m. (identities of victims released and probable cause of accident) Two people were critically injured Friday afternoon following a head-on collision on Canton Highway (Highway 20) near Business Drive in northwest Forsyth County. Linda D. Pollard, 75, of Big Canoe located in Pickens County, was traveling westbound on Canton Highway in her 2005 Honda Pilot when she crossed over the center turn lane into the eastbound lane, according to Cpl. David Garrison of the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office. When she crossed over, she slammed head-on into a Ford F350 van, driven by Howard B. Nichelson, 61, of Canton, who tried to stop but was unable to. Garrison said the impact of the collision caused both drivers to be entrapped in…

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