There were two separate but related crashes on Dawsonville Highway overnight and early Tuesday, involving four vehicles, and injuring four people.
The first involved a tractor-trailer that struck a guardrail near the bridge at the Forsyth County line and overturned into a ditch, according to the state patrol. “While the crash was originally reported at about 2:20 a.m., the trooper indicated the wrecker did not arrive on scene until 4:58 a.m.,” spokesperson Courtney Land said.
The driver was taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries and the investigation is still ongoing, Land added.
The second crash occurred about 6:45, involved three vehicles, and happened at Harbour Point Parkway when one westbound vehicle struck the rear of another which was pushed into the back of the third vehicle. The wreck happened as traffic had slowed to a stop “due to traffic congestion from (the) earlier accident.
All three drivers were injured, one with “a complaint” of injury and two whose injuries were non-life-threatening.
On 12/10/2024, at 6:45am, Troopers from Post 6 Gainesville was dispatched to a 3-vehicle traffic crash on SR 53 (Dawsonville Highway) at Harbour Point Parkway. The investigation showed a Toyota Corolla, driven by Luis Villavicencio Rodriguez, 24, of Flowery Branch, was traveling west on SR 53 (Dawsonville Highway). Villavicencio Rodriguez approached a Toyota Camry and an Infinity G37 that had slowed to a stop due to traffic congestion from a previous crash. Villavicencio Rodriguez followed too closely and struck the Camry, which was operated by 32 year old Luis Argumedo Alvarez of Lula. This pushed the Camry into the rear of the Infinity, which was driven by Eric Williams, 59, of Gainesville. All three drivers had injuries, with Villavicencio Rodriguez having a compliant and Argumedo Alvarez and Williams being transported from the scene for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
The westbound lane of SR 53 (Dawsonville Highway) was shut down from approximately 6:45am to 8:00am for the investigation and cleanup of the secondary crash.