UPDATE: Georgia State Patrol tells Local 3 they obtained arrest warrants on Thursday, January 15 for the driver who caused a major crash on Dietz Road and Battlefield Parkway.
The 83-year-old woman, whose identity has not been released, is charged with the following:
- Serious injury by vehicle
- Reckless driving
- Speeding 95 mph in a 35 mph zone
- Following too closely
GSP says there is no update on the conditions of the two people that remain hospitalized.
We’re still working to learn more.
PREVIOUS STORY: Seven vehicles were involved in a crash at the intersection of Battlefield Parkway (GA 2) and Dietz Road in Fort Oglethorpe on Wednesday, according to the Georgia State Patrol (GSP).
Four drivers were hospitalized as a result, but two have since been released.
GSP investigators said the driver of a Ford Explorer was an 83-year-old woman from Ringgold, who mistook the gas pedal for the brake pedal prior to the crash.
Her vehicle then hit a white Kia Forte, a white GMC Sierra and a brown Honda CR-V, which were all stopped at the traffic light on Dietz Road.
GSP said the impact caused the GMC Sierra to hit a gray Honda Civic and pink Lexus IS300, while the Ford Explorer began to flip over.
The Ford Explorer then hit the roof of the Lexus IS300 before coming to a rest in the right westbound lane of Battlefield Parkway.
A white Kia Sorento that was driving westbound on Battlefield Parkway was hit by debris as well.
The driver of the Ford Explorer has charges pending, GSP said.
PREVIOUS STORY: All lanes of Battlefield Parkway (SR 2) West at Dietz Road were closed temporarily on Wednesday due to a crash.
All lanes are now clear.
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) reported the crash happened at 2:00pm on January 14.
GDOT anticipated that the scene would be clear by 2:50pm.
We have reached out to Catoosa County officials for more information.
