Six Georgia high school students were reportedly hospitalized – including two with serious injuries – after a high-speed rollover crash on a winding local road notorious for fatal wrecks.

The single-car crash unfolded Thursday morning when a teen boy driving a 2021 Honda Accord went off Vaughn Road in Newman, about 40 miles southwest of Atlanta, while tearing around a curve, according to the Georgia State Patrol, multiple outlets reported. 

The car then smashed into a utility pole before slamming into a large tree. 

“All of a sudden I heard a bang and then my electricity went out and so I was like, ‘God, something happened,’” a local resident told Atlanta News First of the late-morning crash.

“I could hear all the kids in the car and they were trying to get themselves out and I just knew something was bad.”

The Northgate High School students were rushed to various hospitals, with two teenage girls airlifted to nearby medical centers in serious condition.

Footage from local reports showed tire tracks stretching along the roadside near the crash site, with the front of the black sedan completely obliterated and wrecked beyond recognition.

“A lot of people, I watch them come around the curve, it looks like they’re coming around on two wheels,” said Debbie Canup, who has lived on the problematic 25 mph road for 30 years and spent much of that time pushing for stop signs and speed bumps, the outlet reported.

“We get what I call eye-candy, which is a sign that says no thru traffic, a sign that says speed limit strictly enforced, but it’s not.”

The school district sent a letter to parents about the crash, offering thoughts and prayers to the victims’ families and providing counseling service to students in need, FOX 5 Atlanta reported.

However, concerned parents questioned why the students weren’t in school when the accident occurred.

“At that time of day, they should have been at school,” Northgate parent Tarrell Pledger told Atlanta News.

“So I’m just curious as to the details and how it affects the other kids as far as how they fear or feel moving forward because it’s real.”

The grim scene, marked by multiple memorials, has a chilling history of deadly wrecks.

One teen died and three others were injured in a 2016 crash, with another teen also killed in a single-vehicle wreck in 2023, according to the Newnan Times-Herald.

COLONIE, N.Y. (WNYT) – A man from Georgia is in custody after he allegedly had a gun in his car at Siena University.

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According to Colonie Police, officers responded to Siena University on May 1 for reports of a suspicious vehicle. Police say an unauthorized vehicle had been on campus and that someone in the vehicle had displayed a rifle.

Upon arrival, police determined the vehicle was no longer on campus. After interviewing witnesses, police say that a rifle was spotted but not displayed in a threatening or menacing manner. Police add there was no threat made to any Siena student or the campus community.

After an investigation, police located the vehicle parked and unoccupied at the LaQuinta Inn and Suites at 833 Loudon Road. Police say an AR-15 style rifle was in plain view in the front seat. Both the rifle and the attached magazine are illegal to possess under state law, according to the department.

According to Colonie Police, three suspects were located inside the hotel and taken into custody. After conducting interviews, police say Michael Sanchez, 20, from Forest Park, GA, possessed the rifle.

Sanchez was arrested and charged with multiple counts of criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds, and criminal possession of a firearm. He was sent to the Albany County Correctional Facility with bail set at $25,000 cash.

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The two other occupants of the vehicle were not charged with crimes.

Siena University also sent a statement to NewsChannel 13 regarding the incident:
“Following a report Friday night to Siena Public Safety of a suspicious vehicle on campus, Public Safety and Colonie Police acted immediately to identify and apprehend the individuals involved. A suspect was taken into custody off campus by the Colonie Police.

At no point during the incident was any threat made to any Siena student, or to the Siena University campus. Public Safety kept the campus updated throughout the incident in real time via the Siena Alert System.

Siena University’s Public Safety thanks the Colonie Police and the Capital District Crime Analysis Center for their swift response and assistance during this incident.”

An elderly man offered a smirk for his mugshot after being arrested in a caught-on-camera hit-and-run involving a cyclist group.

Jerry Wayne Ross, 72, faces charges for an alleged hit-and-run with his Honda Pilot, all caught on video, on April 23 in Cherokee County, Georgia, according to Fox 5 Atlanta.

The North Georgia Cycling Association was on its weekly Thursday night ride when the driver was accused of driving up on the group in a suspected road rage incident.

One rider, identified as Richard Collins, the leader of the group, told Fox 5 Atlanta the black SUV tailed the group and laid down the horn.

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“Just excessive,” he told the outlet. “Didn’t let off the horn.”

The incident was caught on camera as the black Honda Pilot allegedly struck the cyclists after the driver honked at them.

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The group of cyclists, who fell after the clash, collided into the side of the SUV and fell onto the pavement.

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“I turned to my left to see it at that moment that vehicle was on my left leg,” Collins said.

In the video, the vehicle speeds away.

Collins said he sustained road rash on his shoulder, elbow and knee and was treated by paramedics who were called. He later visited an orthopedist who discovered a fracture of his lower spine.

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Cherokee County Sheriff’s officials arrested Ross at a neighbor’s house nearby. Ross faces six charges, including hit-and-run, aggressive driving and failing to maintain a safe distance from a bicycle.

“I just hope this experience will raise awareness to the rules of the road for cyclists and how drivers should allow for the 3 feet distance in safe passing,” Collins said.

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In a statement, the North Georgia Cycling Association thanked law enforcement and emergency services for “their swift response and professionalism.”

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“We encourage all road users to follow the rules of the road, stay alert and respect one another. Sharing the road responsibly helps keep everyone safe,” the group said. 

“We also encourage everyone to treat one another with care, patience and kindness — on and off the road. Most importantly, we are thankful that those involved made it home safely to their loved ones.”