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Drivers killed in head-on Barrow County crash identified

Two people were killed in a head-on collision Tues., Aug. 2, 2016, in Barrow County. (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)
Two people were killed in a head-on collision Tues., Aug. 2, 2016, in Barrow County. (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)
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Aug 4, 2016

Barrow County authorities have identified the two drivers killed Tuesday morning in a head-on crash.

According to Capt. Ryan Sears, Winder resident Suleyma Diab-Oakes was driving north on Ga. 211 when, around 9 a.m., she drove off the side of the road, overcorrected and crossed over the double yellow lines into the southbound lanes. She collided with a car being driven by Braselton resident Joe Louis Wadford.

Wadford was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which happened between Will Maynard and Mulberry roads. Diab-Oakes died at Barrow Regional Medical Center.

Exact ages for the drivers were not released, but Sears said Diab-Oakes was born in 1987 and Wadford was born in 1975.

No other details about the crash have been released.

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