Saturday, October 19, 2024–3:25 p.m.
-Georgia State Patrol-
Two people were killed in a single-vehicle wreck in Gordon County Friday evening.
According to the Georgia State Patrol:
The crash occurred around 11:45 p.m. on Highway 53 near Fairmount when the driver of a pickup truck lost control in a curve.
The pickup left the roadway, struck a rock, reentered the roadway, and overturned.
All three occupants of the truck were ejected.
26-year-old Kayla Crook and 17-year-old Brody Hightower, both of Fairmount, were killed,
23-year-old William Cannady of Talking Rock was airlifted from the scene to Kennestone Hospital in Marietta with serious life-threatening injuries.