Salvador Mora, 23, was thrown from the 2010 Smart Car he was driving when it collided head-on with a 2001 International rollback truck driven by Jerry Pickett, 67, of Clarkesville, said Cpl. Mike Hopkins of the Georgia State Patrol.
The wreck happened at 2:50 p.m. on Highway 365 southbound just north of Kudzu Hill.
"The rollback is southbound and meets the Smart car, which is northbound in the southbound lane," Hopkins said. Pickett "swerves in an attempt to avoid impact, but is unable to do so."
A third vehicle, a 2007 Toyota Camry driven by 66-year-old Mary Cain of Jefferson, also was southbound and suffered minor damage as a result of the collision.
Neither Cain nor her passenger, 68-year-old Eloise Adams of Kennesaw, was hurt.
Jerry Pickett suffered a hand injury and his passenger, Judy Pickett of Clarkesville, complained of a knee injury, Hopkins said.
A van owned by Windstream was being carried on the rollback truck at the time of the collision.
"The van was damaged," Hopkins said. "The chain broke and it moved forward. That counts as property damage because it was actually being carried."
Charges are pending, Hopkins said.
Firefighters from Cornelia, Baldwin and Habersham County assisted at the scene. Police officers from Cornelia and Baldwin assisted sheriff's deputies with traffic.
The driver of this 2010 Smart Car, 23-year-old Salvador Mora, was airlifted to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta after he was thrown from the car during a head-on collision. (Photo/Rob Moore)
An AirLife Georgia medical helicopter prepares for takeoff after picking up a patient on Highway 365 in Baldwin Monday afternoon. (Photo/Rob Moore)
This 2001 International rollback truck operated by J & J Towing and Hauling sustained heavy damage in Monday afternoon's wreck. A Windstream van being carried on the rollback also sustained damage. (Photo/Rob Moore)
The southbound lanes of Highway 365 were closed between Level Grove Road and Duncan Bridge Road for more than two hours Monday afternoon. The busy roadway reopened about 5 p.m. (Photo/Rob Moore)
This 2010 Smart Car sustained extensive damage after colliding head-on with a 2001 International rollback truck Monday afternoon on Highway 365. (Photo/Rob Moore)
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