The Police Department reported a motor vehicle crash in Cherokee County on Saturday.
The accident happened on Knox Bridge Highway close to Canton at around 4 p.m.
On Knox Bridge Highway, a Chevrolet pickup truck was moving east when the driver lost control and crossed the centerline, striking the Hyundai Santa Fe Pallone that was moving west.
The Hyundai lost control, flipped over, and moved into the eastbound lane where it was struck by a GMC Savanna van.
Another vehicle struck by the Chevrolet truck was a westbound Mazda 3.
Al Pallone, mayor, and Millie Pallone, his wife, were declared dead at the scene.
Both the Mazda 3 and the GMC Savanna’s drivers were taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
William Bryan Abernathy, 50, the driver of the Chevrolet, was detained and charged with DUI among other charges, and is currently receiving care at the hospital.
December 12, 2022
Source: WSBTV