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Teen Driver Slams Head-On Into Car; Three Killed

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 – updated: 12:15 pm EDT May 13, 2008

Three people are dead after a fiery crash early Tuesday in Barrow County in northeast Georgia.

Winder police say a Dodge Neon crossed a double yellow line on Georgia 11 as it tried to pass another vehicle. Authorities say the Dodge hit a couple in a Mercury Grand Marquis head-on, killing them. A passenger in the Dodge also died.

The victims in the Grand Marquis have been identified as 71-year-old Wilbur F. Taylor and 70-year-old Dorthey Jean Pike-Taylor. Derrick Banks, 21, who was a passenger in the Dodge, was also killed.

  • SLIDESHOW: Three Killed In Barrow County Crash

  • The 18-year-old driver of the Dodge and a passenger in the couple's car have been taken to area hospitals.

    "I've been at the police department for 13, 14 years now and I can't remember an accident with three fatalities. I remember one where we had two fatalities, but in 14 years I can't remember anything like this," said Capt. Dennis Dorsey with the Winder Police Department.

    No charges have been filed at this point. The accident remains under investigation.

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