Georgia Accident Report: 1 hospitalized after pickup truck crashes into pole in Rabun Co. 

Georgia Accident Report – Georgia 197 & Shoreline Trail, 

Rabun County, GA

 

Report ID: 2023 May 30 

NCIC#: Unknown

OFFICER ID#: Unknown

Traffic Unit 1: Pickup Truck 

Traffic Unit 2: Windstream Worker 

Occupants: 3

Injuries/Fatalities: Yes

Vehicle Damage (If Any): Yes

Property Damage (other than vehicles): Yes

Road Surface Condition: Dry

Manner of Crash Impact (Single Vehicle, Angle, Left Turn, Rear-End, Head-On, Sideswipe, U-Turn, Other, Unknown): Single Vehicle 

Location of Pedestrian/Cyclist (If Any): N/A

Narrative

RABUN COUNTY, GA – A driver fell asleep at the steering wheel of his pickup truck, leading him to crash into a utility pole, resulting in one getting taken to the hospital Tuesday. The crash took place at the intersection of Georgia 197 and Shoreline Trail. The force of this crash caused the driver – identified as 44-year-old Matthew Wood from Tiger, Georgia  – to hit a Windstream employee and power unit before striking the pole. The worker seemed to be unharmed, as the person was not taken to a hospital. However, the passenger with Wood – 27-year-old Marquell Juan Manning of Franklin, North Carolina – was airlifted to a hospital for his injuries. Wood will be charged for failing to maintain a lane. 

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