Acworth Man Pleads Guilty in Fatal Bartow Accident

An Acworth man has been sentenced in a vehicular homicide case that took the life of another Acworth resident.

Timothy Michael Van Hoose entered a guilty plea this week in front of Bartow County Superior Court Judge D. Scott Smith and was sentenced to 20 years, seven of which he will serve incarcerated and the remainder on probation. Some of the conditions Van Hoose is required to abide by while on probation include completing 200 hours of community service and not driving a motor vehicle.

On June, 5, 2012, Van Hoose was driving a 2000 Ford Focus on Kings Camp Road at Allatoona Woods Trail in Bartow County when he hit the back of a 1984 GMC pickup truck.

William David Hannah, 27, of Acworth, was killed in the crash, according to the Georgia State Patrol spokesperson Gordy Wright. Wright said Hannah was a passenger in the pickup truck that had slowed to make a left turn from Kings Camp onto Allatoona Woods.

As it turned, the truck was hit from behind by the Ford Focus, which caused it to travel left and strike a utility pole. Hannah was partially ejected and died at the scene.

The driver of the truck, Joseph Thomas Long, 41, also of Acworth, was injured and airlifted to Atlanta Medical Center for treatment. A second passenger was taken by ground ambulance to WellStar Kennestone Hospital.

Van Hoose, who was injured and treated at Cartersville Medical Center, was charged with DUI and first-degree vehicular homicide, among other charges.