Driver Killed in Cherokee County Crash

CANTON, GA — A Bartow County resident died Monday evening in a two-vehicle crash in western Cherokee County, the Georgia State Patrol said.

The accident was reported along State Route 20/Knox Bridge Highway between Cartersville and Canton. According to the state agency, a 2016 Chevrolet Sonic driven by 58-year-old Charles Brady was traveling westbound when the vehicle ran off the right edge of the highway and hit a guard rail.

After that initial impact, the vehicle crossed the two westbound lanes of traffic and the center line and collided head-on with a Lexus passenger vehicle that was traveling eastbound.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports the crash occurred near Knox Bridge Trail, which is just east of the bridge over Etowah River.

Brady, who lived in Cartersville, was pronounced dead at the scene, and the multiple occupants inside the Lexus were all transported to WellStar Kennestone Hospital for treatment.

While impaired driving is not suspected in the crash, the Georgia State Patrol said the investigation remains active.

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