Three people are dead after a wrong-way driver crashed into two other vehicles in Carroll County, causing some cars to burst into flames late Monday, officials said.
The crash was reported around 8:45 p.m. along U.S. 27 just south of Ga. 5 near Roopville, according to the Georgia State Patrol. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office also responded.
When officers arrived, they found three vehicles involved in the wreck, GSP spokesperson Capt. Michael Burns said. Officials initially said five vehicles were involved.
GSP traffic investigators determined that a Lincoln Town Car was traveling north in the southbound lanes of U.S. 27 when it came into the path of a Mazda Miata and Chevrolet Cruze traveling in the correct direction.
The Lincoln struck the Mazda and then the Chevrolet, causing both the Lincoln and the Chevy to catch on fire, Burns said. All three drivers were pronounced dead at the scene. They were identified as Bryce Hill, 22; Caylin White, 20; and Randall Elton, 40. It is not clear who was in which vehicle. They were the only occupants of their cars.
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