Two people were killed Monday afternoon when a car hydroplaned on a wet Clarke County road and spun into oncoming traffic, police said.
The wreck happened about 12:15 p.m. on Commerce Road near Bob Holman Road, according to Athens-Clarke County police spokeswoman Hilda Sorrow.
Sorrow said a southbound 2003 Ford Focus driven by Angela Ellington, 48, of Maysville, hydroplaned in a curve and crossed into the northbound lane, striking a 2008 Dodge Dakota driven by Haley Dodd, 19, of Commerce.
Ellington and her front-seat passenger, Priscilla Mathis, 57, of Commerce, died at the scene.
Dodd and a back-seat passenger in the Ford, Sandra Baggett, 26, of Columbus, were taken to Athens Regional Medical Center for treatment of injuries that Sorrow said were not life-threatening.
No charges have been filed.
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