BY KRISTI REED
Just a week after three people were killed in a fatal crash on the same stretch of road, two more people have lost their lives on Hwy. 11 near Marbury Creek.
Two people killed in Hwy 11 accident
Winder resident Donna Shepherd, 48, was killed when the taxi cab she was driving was struck by a 2004 Dodge Durango driven by Jackson County resident Margot Toney. Shepherd’s passenger, Daniel Marbut, 66, died while being life-flighted to Grady Memorial Hospital.
The accident occurred around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. According to Winder police captain Dennis Dorsey, the Durango driven by Toney crossed the center line into oncoming traffic, forced a pickup truck off the road and then struck the Winder Barrow cab. Shepherd, the driver of the cab, died at the scene.
The pickup driver was uninjured and remained at the scene to provide information to accident investigators.
Toney is being treated at Athens Regional Medical Center. Her condition was stable as of yesterday afternoon.
Dorsey said it has not yet been determined what caused the Durango to cross the center line. There were no adverse weather or road conditions at the time of the accident.
According to Dorsey, the investigation is ongoing and may take weeks to complete. No charges have been filed at this time.
Tuesday’s accident increased the number of Winder traffic fatalities to six for the year. Three people died in traffic collisions last year.
The accident occurred around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. According to Winder police captain Dennis Dorsey, the Durango driven by Toney crossed the center line into oncoming traffic, forced a pickup truck off the road and then struck the Winder Barrow cab. Shepherd, the driver of the cab, died at the scene.
The pickup driver was uninjured and remained at the scene to provide information to accident investigators.
Toney is being treated at Athens Regional Medical Center. Her condition was stable as of yesterday afternoon.
Dorsey said it has not yet been determined what caused the Durango to cross the center line. There were no adverse weather or road conditions at the time of the accident.
According to Dorsey, the investigation is ongoing and may take weeks to complete. No charges have been filed at this time.
Tuesday’s accident increased the number of Winder traffic fatalities to six for the year. Three people died in traffic collisions last year.
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