One person taken to Grady following firey Hall Co. crash

One person was airlifted to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta Saturday night after a car caught fire when it slammed into a tree in the East Hall area.

GA. STATE PATROL NARRATIVE :

“(Just after 6:00) Troopers from Post 6 responded to a single vehicle crash on Old Cornelia Highway near Whitmire Lane…

The vehicle was traveling on Old Cornelia Highway when it left the roadway and struck a fence then a tree.  The vehicle caught fire, causing the roadway to be shut down for approximately one hour. 

The driver was transported by life flight to Grady Hospital due to his injuries.”

A state patrol spokesman told 97.5 Glory FM Sunday that he did not have the name of the driver or the extent of injuries.