Gville resident seriously injured in Ga. 365 crash

A Gainesville resident was seriously injured in a wreck late Monday afternoon on Georgia 365 between Level Grove Road and Duncan Bridge Road in Habersham County.

The Georgia State Patrol (GSP) says Cheslen Bell, 28, was the driver of one of two vehicles involved in the crash and was taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville. The driver of the other, Brandi Ward, 45, Baldwin, was taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham for treatment of minor injuries.

The state patrol’s Capt. Crystal Zion says there were actually two accidents.

“The first was a single-vehicle crash that left the vehicle disabled in the left travel lane. The second crash occurred when one vehicle slowed as it approached the disabled vehicle to avoid a collision but was struck from the rear by another vehicle…”

Habersham County Public Information Officer Rob Moore says the accident happened about 5:15 and Georgia 365 was not fully reopened until about 6:45.