Child Injured in Hollywood Crash

State troopers say a 3-year-old boy was injured when a pickup truck ran a red light and struck the van he was riding in near Hollywood, GA.Photo byhttps://nowhabersham.com/3-year-old-injured-in-2-vehicle-accident-in-hollywood/

A 3-year-old boy was injured in an early morning accident Tuesday in Hollywood, according to the Georgia State Patrol.

The wreck happened shortly before 7:30 a.m. at the intersection of GA 15/U.S. Highway 441 and Talmadge Road.

The preliminary State Patrol report says Ronald Thompson, 77, of Clayton, was driving a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck. He failed to stop at the traffic light and ran into a GMC Safari driven by Linda Holtzclaw of Toccoa.

The front of the pickup hit the passenger side of the Safari, causing the Silverado to rotate. The truck came to an uncontrolled rest facing north on Talmadge Drive. The Safari came to an uncontrolled rest facing southbound on Talmadge Drive.

Habersham County Emergency Services transported the 3-year-old boy to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville with suspected serious injuries.

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The accident caused traffic delays in the southbound lane at Talmadge Drive and U.S. 441.

Georgia State Patrol Post 7 in Toccoa is investigating the crash.