Crime & Safety
2 Family Members Dead, More Injured In Car Crash: Reports
A Florida family in Georgia for a baseball tournament was involved in a fatal car crash Sunday, according to multiple reports.
CHEROKEE COUNTY, GA — Two family members from Florida died in a car crash over the weekend while in town for a baseball tournament, according to multiple reports.
The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office identified the victims as 71-year-old Eric Nuzie and 66-year-old Karen Nuzie of Tallahassee, Florida, WXIA-TV reported. The two victims died Sunday while traveling south on Yellow Creek Road when their vehicle swerved off the road and struck a tree, the news station reported.
An 11-year-old boy involved in the crash was also airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries, while two other adults were taken to the hospital, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
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All five passengers were family members traveling from Florida for a baseball tournament, the AJC reported
The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office didn’t immediately respond to a message.
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