A young woman and her twin boys were air-flighted to hospitals in Atlanta and Chattanooga and another man to Gainesville, Ga after a Tuesday evening wreck on Highway 64 east of Hayesville.
In the two-vehicle accident that occurred at 4:30 p.m. a 2022 Kia Cordova van, driven by Kaci Jones, 22, of Murphy, was struck in by a 2020 Ford pickup driven by Samuel Lee Edward Stamey, 48, of Hayesville, according to N.C. Trooper Charlie Cheeks.
Jones was traveling east when she stopped to turn left onto Forysthia Lane and Stamey’s pickup collided with the rear section of the van, Cheeks said.
Jones’ passengers included her twin 4-year-old boys and her other young child.
Both twins were transported via helicopter; one to Scottish Rites Hospital in Atlanta and the other to Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga.
Jones was initially transported by ambulance to Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital in Murphy and then to Chattanooga for observation, according to Cheeks. The third child in the van was not transported to the hospital.
Stamey was transported via helicopter to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainsville.
Both vehicles sustained substantial damage.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved,” said Cheeks.
In a message posted on Facebook, Carolina Christian Academy ask for prayers for the family. “We need prayer now. Stop, drop and pray.”
Cheeks said charges are pending against Stamey for failure to reduce speed.