Passenger Killed In Cartersville Accident

CARTERSVILLE, GA — One person was killed Friday morning in a two-vehicle collision in Cartersville. Officers with the Cartersville Police Department asked the Georgia State Patrol to investigate the fatal crash around 10 a.m. Sept. 7 on Joe Frank Harris Parkway at South Bridge Drive.

GSP states a black Honda Accord was traveling northbound on the highway in the left turn lane while a gold Ford Tempo was going southbound on the highway in the right lane.

A preliminary investigation shows the Honda failed to yield while making a left turn onto South Bridge Drive, causing the Ford to strike the Honda on the right side, the state agency said.

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The passenger inside the Ford Tempo, whose identity is unknown at this time, died from injuries sustained in the collision. Anthony Upton, 52, of Cartersville, the driver of the Ford, was transported to WellStar Kennestone Hospital with serious injuries.

Sharon Bryson, 52, the driver of the Honda, was transported to Cartersville Medical Center with minor injuries. The Georgia State Patrol's Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team is conducting a follow-up investigation, and charges are pending the results of that report.

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