A motorcyclist injured in a Saturday afternoon crash near Big D Flea Market remains in critical condition at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, officials said.
Benjamin Daniel, 18, of Dalton, was “seriously injured” when he drove head-on into a Toyota 4-Runner on Maple Grove Road, Georgia State Patrol Trooper Kenny Moss said. Moss said the collision occurred as Daniel was coming out of a curve on the road. There is no indication alcohol was involved or that Daniel was speeding, he said.
“The only thing I can prove for sure is that he entered the oncoming lane, and I don’t know why,” Moss said. The wreck occurred at about 2:30 p.m.
Officials said Daniel’s Honda collided with the Toyota driven by Jamila Amjad, 34, of Dalton, who had three children in the vehicle with her. They were taken to Hamilton Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
Moss said Daniel was still in the intensive care unit at Erlanger as of Thursday morning. The investigation is ongoing.
Local News
September 28, 2012
Motorcyclist in critical condition
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Dr. William Blackman, left, explains how amputations were done during the Civil War with a bone saw as Brett Huske looks on at the Hamilton House Saturday. (Matt Hamilton/The Daily Citizen)
Dr. William Blackman opened a box of tools consisting of medical instruments, including a saw, and proceeded to tell visitors how they were used more than a century ago to amputate limbs for soldiers wounded on the battlefield.
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