HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. — A series of automobile crashes unfolded across Habersham County over the weekend, keeping first responders busy for much of the day. One fatality and several injuries were reported as a result of the wrecks.
911 calls began by early afternoon
According to the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office, the first call came just before 12:45 p.m. on October 25 when a vehicle struck a deer on U.S. 441 near Old Historic Highway outside Tallulah Falls. No injuries were reported in that incident.
Less than an hour later, at 1:15 p.m., a more serious collision occurred on Georgia Highway 105/Cannon Bridge Road at Cap Fry Road in Demorest. One of the drivers involved, 71-year-old Arlen Ross Garrett of Cleveland, later died from his injuries at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville.
The crashes continued throughout the afternoon. At 3:22 p.m., deputies assisted Cornelia Police and the Georgia State Patrol with a wreck on U.S. 441 Business at VFW Post Road inside Cornelia. About 20 minutes later, at 3:40 p.m., another crash occurred on Chase Road near McAllister Road involving an overturned vehicle. Fortunately, no one was hurt in that incident.
Calls continued into the evening
At 4:09 p.m., emergency crews responded to a motorcycle crash with injuries at the intersection of Ga. 105 and Ga. 115 outside Demorest. Then, around 5:37 p.m., deputies were called to a wreck with injuries on Ga. 365 at Duncan Bridge Road (Ga. 384) inside Baldwin. Deputies again assisted Baldwin Police and the Georgia State Patrol.
Authorities say a second wreck happened at the same location at 7:47 p.m. Baldwin Police and state troopers investigated that crash.
A cooperative effort
Rob Moore, public information officer for the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office, praised the teamwork among local agencies that responded to Saturday’s string of incidents.
“Habersham County is blessed to have public safety agencies who work together to ensure emergency responders have the personnel and resources needed for the particular incident(s) occurring at that time,” Moore said. “Days like Saturday can tax resources, but mutual aid and automatic aid agreements are in place to ensure our personnel have the assistance needed to serve our citizens and visitors.”
