ELLIJAY -- A car being shown at a north Georgia auto auction plowed into the crowd and injured more than two dozen people, leaving at least six with serious injuries.http://www.wsbtv.com/news/22587756/detail.html"It was a bloody mess," said witness Terry Hogan. "People was hurt bad."
Georgia State Patrol spokesman Gordy Wright says the accelerator apparently stuck as the 1995 Volvo was being driven into the Blue Ridge Auction for dealers to bid on it Tuesday night.
"It busted through the door at a fairly high rate of speed before it began striking the individuals who were there," said Sheriff Stacy Nicholson of Gilmer County.
Six people were airlifted to hospitals with serious injuries, while eight more were driven to local hospitals. Thirteen were treated and released at the Blue Ridge Auto Auction, in Ellijay.
Wright didn't have any more detailed information on injuries, but no deaths were immediately reported.
The Gilmer County Sheriff's office says the car involved was a Volvo. The state patrol is investigating, but Wright said it was too early to speculate on whether charges could be filed.
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Feb. 17, 2010 8:21 a.m. DukeOfUndersteer SuperDork
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Feb. 17, 2010 9:06 a.m. AngryCorvair SuperDork
hong norrth?
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Feb. 17, 2010 9:15 a.m. oldsaw Dork
DukeOfUndersteer wrote:
"It was a bloody mess," said witness Terry Hogan. "People was hurt bad." <
Was "the Hulk" there shopping another Supra for his evil spawn?
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Feb. 17, 2010 10:30 a.m. iceracer HalfDork
What kind of petals wold cause that ?
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Feb. 17, 2010 10:32 a.m. DukeOfUndersteer SuperDork
ya, i caught that after i posted it... Whoops
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Feb. 17, 2010 11:28 a.m. poopshovel UltraDork
AngryCorvair wrote:
hong norrth?
Sounds freakin' horrible. QUICK: WHATTAYA DO IF THE THROTTLE STICKS!? (answer:) TURN OFF THE berkeleying IGNITION!!!. I quiz my wife with that one every now and then.
Good news: My dad doesn't work there anymore, and the vehicle in question wasn't one of mine (I've sold two there in the last year.) I got a string of phone calls at 11:30 last night (I was in bed) when people saw it on the news.
Bad news: The folks that run that place are INCREDIBLY nice, and this is really going to suck for them (not to mention the people who were injured.)
