Crime & Safety

Woman, 19, Dies From Injuries in 2-Vehicle Crash (UPDATED)

The motorist, who has to be extricated from the vehicle, was unresponsive at the scene of the crash.

Editor's note: this story has been updated.

CARTERSVILLE, GA -- One person has died from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle collision Wednesday evening in Cartersville.

Crews with Cartersville police, Cartersville fire, Bartow County Sheriff's Office and Bartow County EMS all responded to the crash at the intersection of Euharlee Road and GA-113.

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Cartersville police spokesperson Lt. Mike Bettikofer said the crash, reported around 8:50 p.m., involved a pick-up truck and a passenger vehicle.

EMS and fire crews arrived to find three patients on scene. The first, a woman, was trapped inside one of the vehicles.

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Cartersville Fire Department officials were able to extricate a 19-year-old woman, who was unresponsive with "numerous trauma injuries," said Bartow EMS spokesperson Brad Cothran. She was transported to WellStar Kennestone Hospital where she later died from her injuries, Bettikofer added.

Another motorist on the scene, the male driver of the first car, was alert and complained of soreness and other injuries, Cothran added. Bettikofer told Patch the male was transported to Cartersville Medical Center for treatment.

The driver of the second vehicle involved in the crash reported no injures, and declined transportation to the hospital.

Cartersville police say the accident remains under investigation.


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