HCSO NEWS RELEASE:
“A Jefferson man was killed and a Gainesville man was injured in a two-vehicle collision
southeast of Gainesville just before 1 p.m., Thursday…
Investigators with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) Accident Investigation Unit (AIU)
determined J. Jesus Linares, 56, of Jefferson, was driving a 2009 Nissan Sentra eastbound in the westbound lane of Athens Highway (U.S. 129) when he struck a 2013 GMC Sierra head-
on near Morgan Drive.
Both Mr. Linares and the pick-up truck driver, identified as Reginald Borders, 61, of Gainesville, were transported to Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Linares was pronounced dead at the hospital. Mr. Borders suffered minor injuries in the crash.
Mr. Linares, who was operating his vehicle on the wrong side of a divided highway, was determined to be the at-fault driver in the collision.
The northbound lane of Athens Highway was closed to traffic for approximately one hour
while the accident scene was cleared.”