Driver Charged With DWI In Buffalo Road Crash

Photo by John Payne

SELMA – An accident on Buffalo Road just outside of Selma sent one person to the hospital and one to jail on Wednesday afternoon. 

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According to a witness, the driver of a gold Lincoln was passing a white Jeep in a no-passing zone, when faced with an oncoming car, swerved to avoid a head-on collision.  He reportedly hit the Jeep which he had been passing, and both of the vehicles traveled off of the road to the left. 

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The driver of the Jeep sustained minor injuries and was transported to the hospital.  Her two passengers, including a child, escaped injury.

Photo by John Payne

The State Highway Patrol investigated the accident and charged the driver of the Lincoln with DWI.