Crash scene near White Oaks Farm.
18-year-old Butts teen killed in crash here
An 17-year-old Butts county girl was killed in a single vehicle crash on High Falls Road in Lamar County Wednesday.
i work on cars. keep good tires with safe tread and proper air on roll over SUV or sports vehicles. there was nice lady at our store the other day with a flat and her cheap old man is making her drive on bald tires with a kid in an suv while he has a new safe low car with good tires. he must hate his wife an kids or be stupido.
And as far as the VERY 1st comment on the lady that was talking about her kids being inside and not out... Maybe you and your family should THINK about the GRAVEL that is out in the MIDDLE of the ROAD from YOUR DRIVEWAY!!! Loose GRAVEL on a PAVED road in a Curve SCREAMS out TROUBLE!!!!
about your drive way....
I wish parents would spend more time training teenagers driving skills. It looks like Heith over-corrected after he went off the road--- a mistake many young drivers make. It isn't his fault. Only experience could have prevented it.
My heart is broken for Heith- and for everyone who loves these two kids. Maria had a tremendous impact on people--I will miss her SO MUCH. Brit--let Heith know that he has a lot of fans and friends who are praying for him. Things don't ever seem to be easy for him.
* God really needs to BLESS YOU *
this girl died
and your worried about your damn kids.
you have no respect,
heith didnt do this on purpose.
everyone LOVED maria, she will be missed dearly
and pray for both familees
we love the m
Consumer Reports ripped an Isuzu as one of the most unsafe, prone-to-rollover vehicles they ever tested. They claimed they could roll one on a clean dry test course with normal correction manuvers at medium speeds.
Isuzu has also been sued for roll-overs, and has lost several times. One case Isuzu lost was with a lady who changed lanes on an Interstate, not on a curve, and the thing rolled.
While I don't know how much speed or gravel contributed, I know for sure I'd never drive or let anyone in my family drive an unstable POS vehicle like an SUV, mini-SUV, or Jeep style vehicle. Especially a driver without considerable practice at maintaining control.
People really need to practice or test correction manuvers in an open safe place to learn how their vehicle responds. When a person tries to do it in a real emergency, it is too late. Especially with a tall narrow wheelbase vehicle. They all handle like crap.
Also, what is with all the wrecks happening in Lamar County? The last 2 wrecks on 341 were at red lights. Are the lights not working or are people just stupid and want to kill theirselves and others?
Brandon Godfrey
However there was almost another serious accident because of this one. Apparently I had come through the area just ahead of the accident because as I went down Hwy 36 toward town I met all the emergency vehicles going to it. I almost had an unfortunate meeting with one of the fire department's volunteers in the curve at Liberty Hill St. I don't know who he is but I do know that he needs a lesson in what's referred to in the Ga Code as 'DUE REGARD'. This individual was driving a black S-10 4x4 pickup with a single red light on the dash and no siren (also in violation of the Ga code). He came around the curve literally on 2 wheels. He crosed the centerline and it apeared that he was on the verge of losing control. I know that there is a need to respond as quickly as possible but this individual needs to be reigned in. Had he struck someone as a result of his recklessness I promise you that the County would have been held responsible and sued.
Chief Andrews please educate and control your people or cut them loose. We don't need that kind of responder endangering innocent lives.
Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers and we do know what you are going through. If you need us we are here for you. For Maria's family we are praying for you and know that God will give you the strength to get through this. Maria is already and will be missed by so many, but rememberes with warm and sweet thoughts. She loved Heath and would not blame him but console him and I hope that everyone else follows that example. Love to you all and always in our prayers.
love ,
Maria's Family
ilove you maria !
Not you. Must have a certified first responder. US Government only. Police, Fire or EMS. Are you a firefighter or police? or what?
Maria!
I've just met a girl named Maria,
And suddenly that name
Will never be the same
To me.
Maria!
--West Side Story
You'll be missed!
You are all in my thoughts and prayers.
Heith-be strong. It'll take time, but try to forgive yourself-it sounds like everyone else has already done so.
Storms make trees take deeper roots.
--Dolly Parton
Maria will be truly missed.
*Prayers go out to everyone*
She had to do what She wanted to do.
She chose not to wear her seatbelt.
Truth be told there shouldnt be a pile of dirt on the side of the road, & I mean a 2 foot high pile of dirt.
No one is to Blame and like Her Best friend Dakota Bunn said in Comment Number 36 she didnt wear her seatbelt. She was a little hardheaded.
I loved my sister, and when my Moma died, I told myself, I would never drive with out my seatbelt, and I have not done so since.
Maria, let her be an example to all of us.
She was going fishing with one of her best friends, and accidents happen close to home....
Heith, I love you and you know so, as I told you her password to her computer was your last name for soooo long, I had to call her to make sure I spelled it correctly.
Hold your head high and lets get this Benefit going! I LOVE YOU! and you have my number and know to call me anytime!!!!!!
Please people stop playing the blame game, and just accept it and think about what maria would want.
I love her, you love her, and we all love her.
Lets let that be enough right now.
and Pray for me, my family and Heith and his family.
Also her friends, Johanna, Dakota, KiKi you all know who you are.... ;)
Keep your head up and be thankful she loved cameras!
:)
Also the Isuzu hit a pile of dirt that was by the road,which caused it to flip and anyone who visited the sight would know this.
This was a freak accident.
Heith I love ya.Hang in there.
YOU WERE NOT THE DRIVER....
YOU WERE NOT THE PASSENGER....
THESE ARE THE ONLY TWO PEOPLE WHO KNOW THE WHOLE STORY AND KMOW WHAT HAPPENED....
IT IS SAD THAT IT CAUSED ONLY ONE OF THEM TO BE TO TELL HIS STORY BUT I DO THINK IF MARIA WAS HERE SHE WOULD BE RAISING SOME CANE AT YOU PEOPLE WHO ARE TALKING ABOUT HEITH AND TALKING LIKE YOU KNEW THE WRECK BEFORE IT EVEN HAPPENED......
IF YOU YOU WERE NOT IN THE DRIVERS SEAT AND WAS NOT THE ONES IN THE SUV YOUR THOUGHTS ON WHAT HAPPENED REALLY DONT MATTER SO WHY WASTE THE TIME AND WRITE THEM JUST TO GET A RISE OUT OF THE TWO FAMILIES...
DONT YOU THINK OUR FAMILES HAVE BEEN THRU ENOUGH WITHOUT YALL GOING AND SAYING AND DOING WHAT YOU ARE???
EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON.
HOW IS IT THAT MY FAMILY AND MARIAS FAMILY HAVE JOINED TO MAKE EACH OTHER STRONGER BUT THE OUTSIDERS ARE THE ONES RAISING ALL FUSS???
THINK ABOUT IT!!!!!
The bottom line is a young girl lost her life and blame should not and, really, can not be placed. It accomplishes nothing and upsets the families and friends of those in the accident.
My condolences and prayers.
like a story that had just begun
but death tore the pages all away.
god knows how i miss you
all the hell that ive been through
just knowing, no one can take your place.
and sometimes i wonder, who you'd be today"
-Kenny Chesney. . . i miss maria so damn much. god its only been 6 months but it feels like 6 years. its hard.. real hard. you will always be in my heart