2:00 P.M. UPDATE:
Hall County Sheriff’s Office deputies have charged a Lula man with DUI and other traffic violations following a single-vehicle wreck late Thursday night, June 4, in East Hal1.
At approximately 11:50 p.m., deputies responded to the crash at the intersection of Old Cornelia Highway and MG Drive. They located the vehicle, a 2014 Dodge Charger, approximately 50 feet down a steep embankment in the woods. Deputies assisted the driver and sole occupant, Quamaine Jashone Rucker, 24, of Lula, up the hill.
Hall County Fire Rescue responded and evaluated Rucker for injuries. Deputies transported him to the hospital for a medical evaluation. Old Cornelia Highway was closed for approximately one hour while tow trucks retrieved the vehicle.
Following the initial investigation, deputies charged Rucker with DUI, driving too fast for conditions, failure to maintain lane and an open container violation. They transported him to the Hall County Jail early Friday morning following his medical clearance. Rucker remains in custody on $1,690 bond.”
EARLIER STORY. POSTED 5:20 A.M. –
Old Cornelia Highway was closed for a time last night and early today because of a single-vehicle accident.
The Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) reported about 1:30 this morning that the road had reopened.
“Old Cornelia Highway is closed to traffic in the area of MG Drive (in between Joe Chandler Road and White Sulphur Road) because of a single-vehicle traffic accident,” deputies reported. “The vehicle went off the roadway and down a steep embankment. Wreckers are on the scene retrieving the wrecked car.”
The road was reopened about 1:30 this morning. No other details were immediately available.