A Gainesville woman was killed Friday when her car struck two trees on Yellow Creek Road in Murrayville, the Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) said Monday.
The victim, identified as LPortia B. Haynes, 28, was pulled from the burning vehicle by witnesses before first responders arrived. Deputies found the car fully engulfed in flames, and Haynes was unresponsive with critical injuries. She was pronounced dead at the scene moments later.
Investigators determined Haynes had been traveling west at a high speed when she left the road and hit the trees. Evidence indicated she was not wearing a seat belt.
Yellow Creek Road was closed for about two hours because of the accident.
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Yellow Creek Road (6100 block) is blocked at Bent Tree Cove due to a single-vehicle traffic accident, according to deputies on the scene.