Date: Friday September 19th, 2025
91° weather icon

A driver has been pronounced dead following a Thursday afternoon wreck according to the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office.

Driver pronounced dead following wreck in Habersham County
Photo courtesy of the Habersham County Sheriff's Office

The driver was pronounced dead at Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham after a wreck on Ga. 15 near Hollywood Hills Road.

Habersham County officials were dispatched to the single-vehicle wreck just after 4 p.m. after the vehicle left the road, traveled down an embankment, and struck a tree.

One lane of Ga. 15 southbound was shut down until just after 5:20 p.m.

The Georgia State Patrol (GSP) is investigating the wreck as well as the cause of death for the driver.