This in from The Gainesville Times Newspaper.....Has anyone from Gainesville,Ga. heard anymore on this ? This is such a terrible stretch of road before the light and sounds like even with the light. Blind Hills coming from North Bound Lanes and South Bound also. I almost Lost my Mother about 20 years ago at this intersection ! Please slow down when going thru this intersection !!!!! 3 dead in 4-vehicle accident on Ga. 365 6 others injured in overnight crash at Howard Road intersection By Emma Witman ewitman@gainesvilletimes POSTED: July 12, 2013 2:50 a.m. A four-vehicle accident at Ga. 365 and Howard Road has killed three and injured six more, according to a spokesman with Gainesville Police. The injured were transported to Northeast Georgia Medical Center and are in serious or critical condition. Cpl. Joe Britte said four vehicles were involved in the wreck, which was called in at 12:21 a.m. "We have a tractor-trailer traveling northbound on 365 at Howard Road, in front of RaceTrac (gas station). We have a pickup truck, a jeep and an SUV, are all vehicles involved. Right now, I can see that the tractor-trailer has totally engulfed the F-150 pickup," Britte observed from the early morning scene. The cause of the accident was still being investigated, Britte said. Britte noted that bystanders and employees at RaceTrac were instrumental in acting as first responders on the scene. "During the accident, there were bystanders at RaceTrac who ran out with fire extinguishers who put the fire out at the F-150 and tractor-trailer," Britte said. "Unfortunately the witnesses who were there didn’t stay, but we want to send a thank-you for their quick response, and by putting their lives in danger, saving the lives of others." The northbound roadway was shut down with police routing traffic around the scene until about 9:30 a.m. this morning. The intersection has been the scene of numerous crashes, resulting in a campaign to install a traffic signal along the limited access highway last fall. An fatal accident in April 2012 was one of 14 cited there last year.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 16:43:32 +0000