The two teenage survivors of a Troup County head-on collision that killed five people on Friday remain hospitalized.
Shaquavious S. Harrison, 18, is in critical condition at Columbus Medical Center, according to the hospital. Jayvianna C. Hurston, 15, was flown to Atlanta Medical Center, but her condition was not released.
The two-car wreck killed Willie L. Hooks, 28, Melanie Kay Lemmon, 23, Miranda Hurston, 37, Hurston’s 16-year-old son Tridarius Harrison and her grandson Quamauri C. Harrison, 1, the Georgia State Patrol said. All are from LaGrange.
Hooks and Lemmon were each driving a vehicle.
Police say Hooks, driving a 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass, attempted to pass a vehicle in a no-passing zone when his car collided with Lemmon’s 1995 Pontiac Grand Am. The accident happened at 6:40 p.m. on West Point Road at Old West Point Road southwest of LaGrange, police said.
Lemmon’s Pontiac carried five passengers, including Hurston, who rode in the front seat, the boys who died and two other teenagers who were critically injured.
Only Lemmon and Miranda Hurston wore seatbelts, police said. The infant, reportedly the son of Shaquavious, was held by a back seat passenger.
Police suspect alcohol as a contributing factor to the crash and drew a blood sample from Hooks.
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