Twin Bryan County teens were hit by a car Sunday while crossing Hwy. 144, according to the Georgia State Patrol. GSP Cpl. T. Barron said he could not release the names of the twins due to their age, but the girl was transported by LifeStar helicopter to Memorial Medical Health University Hospital in Savannah, where she is in critical condition. Her brother was taken to Memorial by ambulance and is in serious condition, the GSP said. Memorial did not release any information about the twins, who are 13. Barron said their father was stationed in Iraq, but is on his way home. Cpl. Barron said the accident occurred just after 7 p.m., when the twins, who had been attending a church function, crossed the street near the intersection of Hwy. 144 and Dogwood Avenue. Witnesses told the GSP a vehicle struck the girl, who struck her brother. The girl was on a cell phone at the time of impact, the GSP said. “The vehicle didn’t have time to stop,” Barron said. “The investigation shows that there was no excessive speed or improper lane change, and this did not occur at a crosswalk, so the driver was not charged.”
Read more on this story in Wednesday’s paper.
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The following is a press release from Coastal Community Church:
February 16, 2010
