Elbert County Woman Killed in Crash Friday
It will be a sad holiday for the family of an Elbert County woman who died over the weekend in a fatal crash.
According to Georgia State Patrol Trooper Sgt Ray Dean with Hartwell Post 52, it happened Friday night at about 9:41 on Lake Forest Circle in Elbert County.
Dean said a white 2017 Chevy Equinox was traveling north on Lake Forest Circle when it left the shoulder of the roadway and struck a tree with its front end.
The driver was taken to Piedmont Athens Regional with non-life-threatening injuries.
The passenger was transported to Elbert Memorial Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
She is identified as 55-year-old Tracey E Routh of Elbert County.
Dean said the Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team (SCRT) responded to the scene to assist and the crash remains under investigation.
He said charges are pending against the driver.