Three people were injured when two vehicles collided on Georgia 87 (Abbeville Highway) at approximately 2:43 p.m. on Friday, September 11, 2015. According to the Georgia State Patrol report, Scott Jackson Collins (age 39) of Eastman was driving a 2012 Nissan Sentra north on Georgia 87 and traveled into the southbound lane. Desmond Deshun McGriff (age 20) of Gordon, Alabama, was driving a 2015 Nissan Altima south on Georgia 87. When McGriff saw Collins in his lane, he swerved into the northbound lane to try and avoid a collision. Collins then swerved back into the northbound lane, striking McGriff’s vehicle on the passenger’s side. McGriff’s vehicle continued into the northbound ditch, struck a driveway and overturned. Collins’ vehicle came to rest in the southbound lane. McGriff and a passenger in his vehicle, Diquan Bess (age 22) of Mariana, Florida, were taken to Dodge County Hospital by Dodge Emergency Medical Services. Collins refused to be transported to the hospital. (Photo by Chuck Eckles)
Three people were injured when two vehicles collided on Georgia 87 (Abbeville Highway) at approximately 2:43 p.m. on Friday, September 11, 2015. According to the Georgia State Patrol report, Scott Jackson Collins (age 39) of Eastman was driving a 2012 Nissan Sentra north on Georgia 87 and traveled into the southbound lane. Desmond Deshun McGriff (age 20) of Gordon, Alabama, was driving a 2015 Nissan Altima south on Georgia 87. When McGriff saw Collins in his lane, he swerved into the northbound lane to try and avoid a collision. Collins then swerved back into the northbound lane, striking McGriff’s vehicle on the passenger’s side. McGriff’s vehicle continued into the northbound ditch, struck a driveway and overturned. Collins’ vehicle came to rest in the southbound lane. McGriff and a passenger in his vehicle, Diquan Bess (age 22) of Mariana, Florida, were taken to Dodge County Hospital by Dodge Emergency Medical Services. Collins refused to be transported to the hospital. (Photo by Chuck Eckles)