Overview
- The Georgia State Patrol says a Northeast Georgia Medical Center ambulance rear-ended a disabled Toyota Camry on Atlanta Highway in Oconee County late Sunday, pushing vehicles onto the shoulder and pinning two people.
- John Carter Martin, who had stopped his Ford F-150 to help his 17-year-old grandson with the stalled car, was pronounced dead at the scene.
- The teenager was first taken to Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, then airlifted to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, where he underwent a 3.5-hour surgery for a lacerated spleen and other injuries.
- Family members report the teen is now in stable condition and has been moved out of the pediatric intensive care unit as his recovery continues.
- The medical center says it is cooperating with the investigation and supporting staff, and relatives have launched a fundraiser to help cover the teen’s medical bills and Martin’s funeral costs.