The Georgia State Patrol has released the following statement about the fatal crash that happened on Monday on Trion – Teloga Road.

From the Georgia State Patrol, “The following are preliminary details as the crash is still under investigation. On Monday, May 9, 2022, at 11:42 am, Troopers from Post 38 Rome responded to a two-vehicle crash on Trion-Teloga Road east of Bankey Farm Road, in Chattooga County.

A 2000 Honda Accord was traveling east on Trion-Teloga Road and crossed the centerline, striking a 2002 Chevrolet 2500 pickup, which was traveling west. After impact, the Chevrolet 2500 pickup left the roadway, traveled down an embankment, and overturned.

The female driver and male passenger of the Honda Accord were pronounced deceased on scene.

The driver of the Chevrolet 2500 pickup was airlifted to Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in critical condition. A female passenger in the Chevrolet 2500 pickup was transported to Atrium Medical Center in Rome, in stable condition.”

According to Chattooga County Coroner Earle Rainwater, twenty-five-year-old Morgan Craig and forty-one-year-old Tony McCann, both died in the accident.