UPDATED – SHERIFF CONFIRMS 2 DEAD

AN ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 48 HAS FORCED THE GEORGIA STATE PATROL TO CLOSE THE ROAD IN FRONT OF J.P. SMITH LUMBER COMPANY.  THE GEORGIA STATE PATROL TOLD AM 1180 THAT THE ROAD WOULD BE CLOSED UNTIL EMERGENCY WORKERS CAN CLEAR THE ACCIDENT.  WE WILL HAVE MORE INFORMATION AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.  THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS IS REPORTING THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE FATALITIES INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT.

1:28 PM – CHATTOOGA COUNTY SHERIFF JOHN EVERETT CONFIRMS THAT THERE ARE TWO FATALITIES INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT IN FRONT OF JP SMITH LUMBER COMPANY.  ALSO, TWO CHILDREN WERE AIRLIFTED TO ERLANGER MEDICAL CENTER.

4:55 PM – THE GEORGIA STATE PATROL IS STILL WORKING TO NOTIFY FAMILIES OF THE PEOPLE KILLED IN TODAY’S CRASH IN MENLO.  SHERIFF JOHN EVERETT SAID THAT THE NAMES WERE NOT BEING RELEASED AT THIS TIME.  REPORTS INDICATE THAT ONE OF THE DRIVERS WAS VICKI LYNN WOOTEN, AGE 59.  TWO ADULTS AND ONE CHILD ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE DIED IN THE FATAL CRASH. 

UPDATE – THE WRECK THIS AFTERNOON NEAR JP SMITH LUMBER COMPANY ON HIGHWAY 48 EAST OF MENLO KILLED TWO ADULT AND ONE CHILD.  THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED SHORTLY BEFORE ONE PM  SATURDAY.  AUTHORITIES IDENTIFIED 59 YEAR OLD VIKKI WOOTEN AS THE DRIVER OF A VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE WHO WAS KILLED IN THE ACCIDENT.  THE OTHER DRIVER WAS 45 YEAR OLD JIMMIE JOSEPHINE BURRAGE OF MENLO WHO ALSO DIED IN THE CRASH.

BURRAGE’S SIX YEAR OLD GRANDAUGHTER, IDENTIFIED AS ALYSA ANN FREEMAN WAS KILLED IN THE ACCIDENT.  ANOTHER GRANDCHILD, SKYLAR FREEMAN WAS AIRLIFTED TO T.C. THOMPSON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL IN CHATTANOOGA.  THE PARENTS OF THE TWO CHILDREN ARE FEISHA FREEMON OF TRION AND DARRYL FREEMAN OF SUBLIGNA.

ACCORDING TO THE GEORGIA STATE PATROL WOOTEN CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO THE VEHICLE DRIVEN BY BURRAGE.

 

 

 

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