Wrecks on 19 requires life flight

On 7/17/2017 at 8:06p.m., Pike County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a traffic accident on Highway 19 north near Gresham Road around 8 p.m. Monday, July 17.A Dodge Magnum driven by William Rice, 57, from Spalding County was traveling northbound when the vehicle crossed over into the southbound lane and struck a Chevrolet Traverse driven by Kristen Golden, 26, of Pike County, head on. The Traverse was also occupied by a 2-year-old child. Rice was airlifted to Grady Memorial Hospital and Ms. Golden and the two year old were taken to Spalding Regional by ambulance for treatment. The cause of the collision remains under investigation by Sheriff’s Office Traffic Investigators.