Carroll County

Witness to deadly crash: He tried to sacrifice himself to save his son

By Richard Elliot, WSB-TV
By Richard Elliot, WSB-TV

CARROLL COUNTY, Ga. — Investigators want to know what caused a car to cross the center line and crash head-on into another vehicle.

Three people died, including a father and son.

Investigators say they do not believe alcohol or drugs played a part in the deadly crash that happened on Highway 166 near Jones Mill Road Thursday night.

Channel 2’s Richard Elliot spoke with a woman who witnessed the crash and rushed in to help.

“He wasn’t worried about himself. He was worried about his son and his wife,” Corinna Garmon said about one man killed in the crash.

Clay George was driving a Nissan Maxima with his son, David George, 25, in the passenger seat when a Nissan Altima crossed the center line and hit them head on. Troopers say Hollice Eason, 61, was driving that car. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Garmon says it appeared that Clay George tried to turn his car so that the brunt of the impact would hit his side, and not his son’s.

I didn't actually see the beginning of the accident, but I did see the collision,” she said. If I remember it correctly, he actually tried to swerve so his son's side would not be hit. So I think he was trying to sacrifice himself.

“I saw the car spin and I just immediately put it in park and grabbed my phone and told my daughter to call 911. I raced up to the crash scene to do what I could do to help,” Garmon said.

Garmon and others were able to get Clay George out of the car, but his son David was trapped inside.

Clay George was still conscious and asked Garmon to call his wife, which her daughter did.

“I want his wife to know that his whole focus was not on him. It was not on his injuries or anything, but that he wanted his son to be safe and he was worried about his wife,” Garmon said through tears.

Witness Corinna Garmon had an emotional witness for the victim's wife.

EMT’s got to the scene, but there was little they could do.

All three people involved in the crash eventually died.

“I want his wife to know that he didn't die alone. I was there with him and that he was more worried about her and his son than anything else,” Garmon said.

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