Canton Man Critically Injured in Vehicle Accident
A head-on collision Friday afternoon in northwest Forsyth County sends two people, one of whom is a Canton resident, to hospitals in critical condition.
UPDATE: 1-4-13, 7:53 p.m. (identities of victims released and probable cause of accident) Two people were critically injured Friday afternoon following a head-on collision on Canton Highway (Highway 20) near Business Drive in northwest Forsyth County. Linda D. Pollard, 75, of Big Canoe located in Pickens County, was traveling westbound on Canton Highway in her 2005 Honda Pilot when she crossed over the center turn lane into the eastbound lane, according to Cpl. David Garrison of the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office. When she crossed over, she slammed head-on into a Ford F350 van, driven by Howard B. Nichelson, 61, of Canton, who tried to stop but was unable to. Garrison said the impact of the collision caused both drivers to be entrapped in…
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