Train slams 18-wheeler in downtown Statham

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Susan Norman
in Statham/Bethlehem Archives
Friday, June 3. 2011
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At 11:15 a.m. Friday in downtown Statham, a CSX train slammed into a loaded 18-wheeler flat-bed truck carrying antique cars, according to Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith.

No one was injured, but the incident occurred at the city's main intersection of Jefferson Road and Hwy. 8, creating a major traffic problem downtown.

"The train was heading eastbound toward Athens and hit the truck which was stuck on tracks," Smith said. "It dragged the truck several hundred feet."

CSX Railway has been notified, and deputies are assisting the Statham Police Department in diverting traffic.

Also at the scene is Barrow County Emergency Services, the sheriff said.

Winder man killed in wreck

Posted by
Susan Norman
in Public Safety Archives
Saturday, May 21. 2011
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A 31-year-old Winder resident died Friday afternoon in a collision with a large truck on Highway 11 South just past the Winder Corners Shopping Center, according to a press release from the Winder Police Department. [Full Story »] 

Bethlehem man killed in wreck

Posted by
Susan Norman
in Public Safety Archives
Wednesday, March 23. 2011
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A 24-year-old Bethlehem man was killed Tuesday, March 22, in a motorcycle accident on Mount Moriah Road in Auburn, according to the Gwinnett County Police Department. [Full Story »] 

One injured in accident at Barrow Park Drive

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in Top Stories & Breaking News, Winder Archives
Tuesday, August 17. 2010
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Just one week after county engineering department manager Darrell Greeson presented plans for a new left turn lane from Hwy. 211 onto Barrow Park Drive, another person has been injured in an accident at the intersection.

The accident, which occurred at approximately 2:40 this afternoon, resulted in only minor injuries.

Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith said the driver of a silver Chevrolet HHR was stopped in traffic on Hwy. 211 waiting to turn left onto Barrow Park Drive when her vehicle was rear-ended by a minivan also traveling westbound.
[Full Story »] 

Statham youth killed by train

Posted by
Mike Buffington
in Public Safety Archives
Wednesday, June 3. 2009
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A 17-year-old Statham youth was killed Saturday morning when he was hit by an oncoming CSX train just outside the city limits. But exactly what happened isn’t yet clear.

A report from the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office said Joshua Whiten may have been walking on the tracks at the time of the incident while listening to music. [Full Story »] 

Gwinnett deputy killed Monday in Barrow wreck

Posted by
Mike Buffington
in Public Safety Archives
Tuesday, June 2. 2009
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A Gwinnett County sheriff’s deputy was killed in a wreck Monday afternoon as he traveled to his Barrow County home on a motorcycle. [Full Story »] 

Statham woman killed in wreck

Posted by
Mike Buffington
in Top Stories & Breaking News, Winder Archives
Tuesday, March 17. 2009
Comments (2)
A Statham woman was killed and a Buford man was seriously injured Monday in a two-vehicle wreck on Ga. Hwy. 316 at Barber Creek Road.
The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office said the deceased victim was Betty Jane Wheeler, 77, of Statham. The injured driver of the second car was Justin Craig Stephens of Buford. His injuries were not considered life-threatening.
[Full Story »] 

Wreck at school sends several to hospital; three die in wrecks this week

Posted by
Mike Buffington
in Top Stories & Breaking News, Winder Archives
Wednesday, February 25. 2009
Comments (9)
A three-vehicle wreck Wednesday morning at approximately 11:30 a.m. near Yargo Elementary School sent several people to area hospitals. One of the vehicles involved was a van reportedly transporting children.

Meanwhile, three Barrow County people were killed this week in area wrecks.
[Full Story »] 

Tuesday wreck kills Winder man; second fatality in Barrow this week

Posted by
Mike Buffington
in Top Stories & Breaking News, Winder Archives
Tuesday, February 24. 2009
Comments (3)
For the second time in three days, a single-car wreck has claimed the life of a local resident. [Full Story »] 

Driver killed in early Sunday wreck

Posted by
Mike Buffington
in Top Stories & Breaking News, Winder Archives
Monday, February 23. 2009
Comments (9)
A Statham man was killed early Sunday in a single-car wreck on Hwy. 82 near the Barrow-Jackson county line. [Full Story »] 
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