Thursday March 28th, 2024 10:12PM

Two killed in Barrow County car wreck Saturday

Two people were killed in a two-vehicle crash in Barrow County Saturday afternoon.

Georgia State Troopers said Dewey Leon Allen, 77, of Jefferson was driving a Kia Sorento when he failed to yield to a Ford F250 pick up truck, entering its lane of travel. The front of the Ford struck the driver's side of the Kia in the eastbound lane of State Route 82 near Thurmond Road.

Allen was pronounced dead at the scene and his passenger, Donna Michelle Abrams, 65, of Gainesville, was taken to Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center with life-threatening injuries, and she later succumbed to those injuries, the State Patrol said.

The driver of the Ford, Weston Kyle Martin, 29, of Statham, suffered minor injuries and was not transported.

Troopers said driver impairment isn't a factor in the crash, and all parties involved were wearing seatbelts.

The accident occurred around 4:15 p.m.

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