4 hospitalized after crash involving fleeing vehicle on GA-8 in Hart County

4 hospitalized after crash involving fleeing vehicle on GA-8 in Hart County

HART COUNTY, GA – A fleeing driver caused a multi-vehicle crash Monday afternoon, June 17, in Hartwell that left himself and three others injured, according to accessWDUN.

The Georgia State Patrol said that at about 4:30 p.m., they were asked to assist in the pursuit of a 30-year-old suspect from Iva, South Carolina, who was behind the wheel of a 2011 Hyundai Sonata.

Preliminary details indicate the suspect was driving recklessly when the chase entered the city limits of Hartwell. As the Hyundai traveled westbound on Highway 8 toward Highway 29, it ran past a red traffic signal, striking multiple vehicles: “a 2023 Ford Expedition, a 2022 Ford Explorer, and a 2004 Mitsubishi Diamante.”

The suspect, who was placed under custody, was taken to St. Mary’s Sacred Heart in Lavonia for injuries considered non-life-threatening. His passenger, a 21-year-old Anderson, South Carolina resident, was airlifted to Greenville Memorial Hospital for major injuries.

First responders had the driver of the Expedition, a 26-year-old Hartwell resident who is said to be pregnant, was taken to Athens’ St. Mary’s Hospital as a precaution. The driver of the Explorer, a 69-year-old who suffered non-life-threatening injuries, was transported to Anderson, South Carolina’s AnMed Health Medical Center.

No injuries to the Diamante driver were reported.

An investigation remains ongoing, but officials say the suspect is expected to be charged with “felony fleeing and serious injury by vehicle,” among others.

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