One fatally injured in accident on GA 17 Bypass

The Georgia State Patrol is reporting a fatal accident occurred Monday in Stephens County.

According to the Georgia State Patrol’s report, the crash involving three vehicles happened on GA 17 Bypass at Memorial Drive around 1:14 p.m. killing 35-year-old Shonda Hart of Canon.

Post 7 Commander Donnie Sadler says Hart was traveling north on Memorial in a Ford Explorer when she failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection.

She pulled out in front a Lincoln Town Car traveling east on the bypass.

The Town Car, driven by 20-year-old McKayla Adams of Loganville, hit the Explorer on the driver’s side causing it to overturn.

After striking the Explorer, the Town Car traveled across GA 17 and hit a Ford F-350, driven by 37-year-old Evelyn Leadbetter, of Toccoa, in the left-hand turn lane.

Troopers from GSP Post 7 responded to the crash.