AM wreck backs up traffic on U. S. 19 - WALB.com, Albany News, Weather, Sports

AM wreck backs up traffic on U. S. 19

Posted: Updated:
  • More WALB News10 HeadlinesMore News Headlines

  • Tuesday, June 18 2013 6:52 PM EDT2013-06-18 22:52:43 GMT
    Flying a model airplane within Albany's city limits could soon be outlawed because of privacy concerns. Tuesday, City Commissioner Roger Marietta proposed an ordinance to ban the aircraft because of
    Flying a model airplane within Albany's city limits could soon be outlawed because of privacy concerns.  Tuesday, City Commissioner Roger Marietta proposed an ordinance to ban the aircraft because of their ability to take photographs from above.
  • Tuesday, June 18 2013 6:43 PM EDT2013-06-18 22:43:40 GMT
    South Georgia law enforcers get specialized training in dealing with domestic violence victims. The Georgia Commission on Family Violence reports the Peach State is tenth in the nation for domestic violence
    Georgia is tenth in the nation in the rate of domestic violence deaths, and the Commission on Family Violence is training law enforcement to help victims.
  • Tuesday, June 18 2013 6:13 PM EDT2013-06-18 22:13:28 GMT
    New terminal under construction at the South West Georgia Regional Airport
    City commissioners give the Southwest Georgia Regional Airport permission to go ahead with the next phase of a major construction project, if the federal government approves grant money for it. As construction
    City commissioners give the Southwest Georgia Regional Airport permission to go ahead with the next phase of a major construction project, if the federal government approves grant money for it.

By David Miller

ALBANY, GA (WALB) –  An accident blocked the flow of traffic in the South bound lane of U. S. 19 at Ledo Road. about 8:30AM.

Five vehicles, including an APD HEAT car were involved in the wreck.

Troopers say 39-year-old Glenn Graves turned his pickup truck into the path of a Honda Accord, driven by 39-year-old Tracie Lanier.

When they collided, Graves' truck spun and hit another truck. Minutes later, a Toyota Avalon hit an APD HEAT unit.

No one was seriously injured in either wreck.

The pickup truck driver who caused the first wreck is charged with failure to yield the right of way.

Albany Police department spokeswoman Phyllis Whitley Banks says that Corporal Larold Dent, 36, was responding to an accident with injuries at North Slappey Boulevard and Ledo Road. 

Corporal Dent was in the left turn lane when he was struck by a 2009 blue Toyota Avalon.  Dent is doing fine.

 

©2010 WALB News. All rights reserved.   Feedback