Friday, Jun. 2, 2023–10:55 a.m.
-Rome Police Department report-
Four people were transported to Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center with minor injuries following a rollover crash Thursday at the intersection of New Calhoun Highway and Veterans Memorial Highway.
According to a Rome Police Department report:
A 2017 Dodge Caravan driven by 60-year-old Barbara H. House of Plainville was traveling northbound on Highway 53. She told police she was talking with a passenger and glanced at her. As her eyes returned to the road, she noticed that the light was red.
The Caravan collided with a 2017 Honda CR-V driven by 78-year-old Billy L. Mathis of Rome, which had the green light on Veterans Memorial.
The Caravan rolled and came to rest facing north on Highway 53 while the CR-V came to rest facing west on the connector.
House was cited for failure to obey a traffic control device.
She and Mathis, as well as the 26-year-old passenger in the Caravan and a 12-year-old passenger in the CRV all complained of injury and were taken for treatment.
The wreck occurred just after 5 p.m. Thursday.