UPDATE: 7-vehicle wreck stalls traffic at intersection

  • Traffic temporarily ground to a standstill last Thursday until a multi-car accident could be investigated and then cleared from the southbound lanes of Hwy. 441, near Walmart. MATT SMITH/Staff
    Traffic temporarily ground to a standstill last Thursday until a multi-car accident could be investigated and then cleared from the southbound lanes of Hwy. 441, near Walmart. MATT SMITH/Staff
  • The Infiniti SUV that triggered the accident sustained severe damage, but no one involved in the crash was seriously injured, according to Eatonton police. COURTESY OF EATONTON POLICE
    The Infiniti SUV that triggered the accident sustained severe damage, but no one involved in the crash was seriously injured, according to Eatonton police. COURTESY OF EATONTON POLICE
    There were seven vehicles, but only a couple of relatively minor injuries in a crash at the Walmart intersection at Hwy. 441 and Oak Street, Thursday afternoon.“It’s a miracle no one was seriously hurt,” Eatonton Police Chief Howell Cardwell said.The police department received the call a few minutes before 2 p.m. regarding the accident, and Officer Carl Hudson responded to t...

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