A 91-year-old woman was killed in a wreck in Athens, one of at least two deadly crashes in the city over the Labor Day weekend, officials said.
Alice Davis Paul died in a crash that happened about 5 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Epps Bridge Parkway and Timothy Road, the Athens Banner-Herald reported.
Paul was riding in a car with her husband, identified by the newspaper as 94-year-old George Paul. He was trying to make a left turn onto Timothy Road from Epps Bridge Parkway when he turned into the path of a Ford Edge driven by a 20-year-old Douglasville woman, according to the Banner-Herald.
George Paul and the driver of the Ford escaped serious injury, the newspaper reported. Alice Paul was freed from the car and taken to Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead, officials said.
A pedestrian was killed in a second crash Sunday in the 1200 block of Commerce Road, according to police.
Donna McCune, 54, was pronounced dead at the scene after being hit by two cars, Athens police spokeswoman Victoria Hunter said.
Officers were sent to Commerce Road shortly before 9 p.m. Hunter said McCune was trying to cross three lanes of traffic when she was hit by a PT Cruiser. The impact threw her into oncoming lanes, where she was hit by a Chevrolet van. Both drivers remained at the scene until police arrived, Hunter said.
Officials said there is no crosswalk in the area for pedestrian use and the road is dimly lit.
An investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Athens traffic Officer Zach Compton at 706-400-7377.
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