Update: 2 Die in Ga. 316 Accident Near Dacula

A second person has died after Tuesday afternoon’s traffic accident on Ga. 316 near Dacula that involved a tractor trailer.

Gwinnett Police said Wednesday morning Lula Rome, 85, and Deirdre Hudson, 56, both of Snellville, died from injuries suffered in the accident, which happened at 316 eastbound at Winder Highway shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday.

When officers arrived on scene, they found an overturned Jeep Grand Cherokee with two unresponsive people inside, and a tractor-trailer with an uninjured driver.

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Hudson, the passenger in the Grand Cherokee, died at the scene. Rome, the driver, was taken to the hospital in critical condition. She died later.

Based on the preliminary investigation, the lead detective determined the following:

The driver of the tractor-trailer, Alfred Harris (age 48, Arkansas), was traveling eastbound on SR316 toward Athens in the slow lane. The driver of a tan Jeep Grand Cherokee, Lula Rome (age 85, Snellville), was originally traveling westbound on SR316 toward Lawrenceville in the fast lane.

For reasons unknown, Rome attempted to make a left turn from the fast lane of SR316 onto Winder Highway. As she was performing this maneuver, she turned into the path of the tractor-trailer, and the vehicles collided. The tractor-trailer jack-knifed and came to rest just beyond the intersection, and the Jeep overturned coming to rest in the grass.

The Jeep was impounded to Gwinnett County Police Department Headquarters, and the tractor-trailer was impounded to Lance Wrecker Service.