Saturday, March 30, 2013
The victims had to be extricated from the vehicle after it left the roadway and overturned down an embankment.
Two people were injured, including a 12-year-old boy, in a single-vehicle crash in Forsyth County late Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. Chief Jason Shivers of the Forsyth County Fire Department said the accident happened on Castleberry Road near the intersection of Piney Grove Road. "The car left the roadway and overturned down an embankment and ended upside down," he said. Fire personnel extricated both victims from the vehicle. "A challenging situation of course, said Shivers. "There's a lot to be done to secure that vehicle and ensure the safety of the civilians and of course our safety. It's a manpower intensive operation for the first several minutes - absolutely." The driver, an adult woman, was flown to Grady Hospital in …
Monday, January 21, 2013
A brother and sister from Cumming were in stable condition following a single-vehicle crash on Friday.
A brother and sister were both injured Friday afternoon following a single-vehicle crash in north Forsyth County, according to authorities. Sgt. Chris Shelton of the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said the wreck happened around 12:23 p.m. on Mount Tabor Road. Edward Donald Anderson, 33, and Penny Susan Anderson, 29, both of Cumming, were traveling westbound on Mount Tabor Road in a 1983 Oldsmobile Cutlass when the vehicle left the roadway. Sgt. Shelton said Anderson, the brother, was driving and tried to get back on the roadway, but that he over corrected, which caused the Oldsmobile to slide more than 310 feet across both west and eastbound lanes. The vehicle then struck a large pine tree, spun around and struck another cluster of …
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
A single-vehicle crash over the weekend in north Forsyth County leaves a woman dead.
A 44-year-old woman died early Saturday morning after her vehicle crashed in a wooded area in North Forsyth county, authorities said. Kathryn J. Dodd, 44, of nearby Alpharetta, was dead at the scene after being ejected from her car, according to Cpl. David Garrison of the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office. Dodd, who was driving a 2005 Nissan Maxima, was traveling west on Chattahoochee Road from Shady Grove Road when the vehicle left the roadway on the north side and struck a tree, Garrison said. A passer-by saw Dodd's car leave the roadway around 2 a.m. and go down an embankment off Chattahoochee Road. Garrison said Dodd was not wearing a seatbelt and no other persons were in the vehicle. “The crash is still under investigation,” he said in …
