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Angie Thompson/The Tifton Gazette


Published June 22, 2009 09:12 pm - Five young people attending a camp at the Church of God Campground were injured Monday morning when the SUV they were riding in flipped into the yard of a residence off Union Road.

Wreck injures five church campers


By Angie Thompson

TIFTON

Five young people attending a camp at the Church of God Campground were injured Monday morning when the SUV they were riding in flipped into the yard of a residence off Union Road.

The identity of the driver, who is said to be in critical condition, was not released by the Georgia State Patrol. A spokesman there said that the reason the name would not be released is because he is a juvenile and charges against him are pending. Passengers Haley Fisher, 15, of Abbeville; Brandon Davis, 14, of Pitts and Macy Barnard, 15, also of Pitts, were treated and released, according to a spokesman at Tift Regional Medical Center. A fourth passenger, Ricardo Lazo, 15, of Rochelle, is listed in fair condition at TRMC.

According to TFC Dana Harnage, the driver of the vehicle, with the other young people as passengers, left the campground to travel to Tifton for something to eat. Harnage said they went the wrong way, turning south on Union Road. After turning around, the vehicle traveled off the east edge of the roadway, turned counterclockwise, struck a road sign, came back across the road and traveled back off the west side of Union Road.

The SUV then rolled several times and struck a parked car before crashing into the steps of the residence at 4788 Union Road and coming to rest on the vehicle’s passenger side. The driver and two passengers were ejected from the vehicle during the crash. No one at the residence was injured.

Sunday, a camper flipped over in the southbound lanes of I-75 near exit 64. One lane of interstate traffic was stalled for a short time following the wreck until it could be cleared. No one was injured in that accident.

To contact senior reporter Angie Thompson, call 382-4321.



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