On Sunday, 29-year-old Joshua Cruze, a Gwinnett County man, was hospitalized in critical condition after a single-vehicle crash on the Athens Perimeter, according to Athens-Clarke police.

As per the initial information, the incident took place just after 7 p.m. when a southbound Chevrolet Tracker swerved off the highway about a mile past the Atlanta Highway overpass. Joshua Cruze, 29, of Grayson was rushed to Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center with serious injuries. Cruze was reportedly a front-seat passenger in the vehicle that was driven by a 29-year-old man from Loganville, who was also taken to the hospital.

Due to the impact, both men were thrown from the SUV, which was upside down on the road when officers reached at the scene. Police said that the Tracker went off the road, struck a guardrail, re-entered the road, hit another guardrail and then rolled over. Police have not found out why the vehicle ran off the highway.

An investigation is ongoing at this time.

August 24, 2021

Source: onlineathens.com

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