Father, Son Injured In Crash On I-75

BARTOW COUNTY, GA -- A father and son from Tennessee were injured Tuesday afternoon in a crash along Interstate 75 along the Bartow-Cherokee county line.

A 2006 Dodge pickup truck was traveling southbound around 1:48 p.m. between mile markers 278 and 277 "when it swerved left towards the median and struck a guardrail end," the Georgia State Patrol said.

The truck overturned multiple times in the grass median and hit an exit sign's support pole with its front passenger door, the agency added.

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The driver of the vehicle, Jonah Senn, 43, of Hixson, Tennessee, was secured in his seatbelt, but was unconscious and entrapped in the vehicle when emergency crews arrived on the scene.

Brad Cothran, Bartow County Emergency Medical Services spokesperson, said firefighters had to extricate Senn from the vehicle. He was transported to WellStar Kennestone Hospital for treatment.

His son, 7-year-old Parker Senn, was also secured in a seatbelt in the second row of the truck. The boy, GSP said, was alert and talking on the scene. He was also transported to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite for treatment.

The crash remains under investigation. Return to Patch for updates.

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