A 76-year-old Athens woman died of injuries sustained in a car crash on Gaines School Road at Barrington Place on Saturday, according to an Athens-Clarke County Police Department press release.
The woman, Gail Wilder, was a passenger in a Toyota Highlander that collided with a Mercedes E320. Police are still investigating the crash, according to the release.
This was the ninth fatal motor vehicle accident in Athens in 2021.
76-year-old dies in Athens car crash, police say
By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
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Authorities said ACCPD officers responded to a two-car accident on Gaines School Road and Barrington Place.
Police said 76-year-old Gail Wilder, from Athens, died after being rushed to the hospital.
Police said a 2003 Mercedes E320 with one occupant collied with a 2019 Toyota Highlander carrying four occupants.
Police said Wilder was in the Highlander.
The crash investigation is ongoing, officials said.
This is the ninth fatal crash this year in Athens-Clarke County, police said.
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