NEWTON COUNTY — Round 10 a.m. on Thursday, a head-on collision on Freeway 212 left two younger adults lifeless and a 3rd hospitalized.
Joe Navarro, 21, was driving the automobile and Breanna Smith, 18, was within the passenger seat. Katie New, 20, sat between them.
In accordance with the Newton County Sheriff’s Workplace, the automobile misplaced management whereas going round a curve and crossed the centerline, the place it collided head-on with a field truck. The crash report exhibits that their automobile traveled one other hundred ft after influence earlier than coming to a cease. It spun, ended up going through the wrong way on the shoulder of the other lane.
Navarro and Smith had been pronounced lifeless on the scene of the accident. New was airlifted to Grady Hospital. Her present situation isn’t identified.
Navarro, Smith and New weren’t believed to be sporting seatbelts when the collision occurred.
The driving force of the field truck was not reported to have suffered any accidents.
That is an ongoing story. The Information will submit updates as they’re made obtainable.
