Girl, 16, Injured In Cherokee Car Crash

A 16-year-old girl is being treated an area hospital following a single-vehicle accident late Monday morning in east Cherokee County.

Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services responded to the accident around 11:30 a.m. on East Cherokee Drive just south of Ball Ground near the Atlanta Natural Gas plant entrance.

Firefighters arrived on the scene to find the teenage driver driver entrapped in a Nissan SUV, Cherokee fire spokesperson Tim Cavender said in a press release.

According to a deputy with the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office, the vehicle left the roadway, overcorrected, went across the roadway and traveled down an embankment before hitting a tree.

The driver side of the SUV hit the tree, which resulted in the driver being entrapped.

A passerby called 911 and stated the girl’s foot was pinned against the gas pedal, which caused the tires to continuously spin.

Cherokee County firefighters used the “jaws of life” to remove the driver from the vehicle, Cavender added.

The teenager was placed in an ambulance and transported to a life-flight helicopter located at the parking lot of Kroger on Cumming Highway at East Cherokee Drive. The driver had moderate injuries to her legs and face. She was transported by helicopter to WellStar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta in stable condition.

The Cherokee Sheriff’s Office is investigating the accident, Cavender added.

(Photo credit: Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services)