Wrong-Way Driver Killed in 3-Vehicle Athens Crash

ACCPD investigates Athens-Clarke County’s eighth fatal crash of 2026

The Athens-Clarke County Police Department (ACCPD) responded to a multi-vehicle crash early Thursday morning, near the intersection of Highway 29 North and Talley Crossing, according to an ACCPD press release.

Wrong-way driver killed in 3-vehicle Athens crash

An 80-year-old man was killed and two other drivers were injured in a three-vehicle crash involving a wrong-way driver Thursday morning in Athens, according to police.

Wrong-Way Crash on Athens Hwy 29 Kills 80-Year-Old Driver

Wayne Voyles, 80, of Hull, Georgia, died after driving north in southbound lanes of Highway 29 in Athens, striking two other vehicles.

Elderly wrong-way driver dies after multi-vehicle crash in Athens

The following was released today by ACCPD:On September 3, 2026, at approximately 6:00 AM, the Athens-Clarke County Police Departmentresponded to a multi-vehicle crash near the intersection of Highway 29 North and TalleyCrossing.The initial investigation indicates Wayne Voyles, 80, of Hull, Georgia, was driving a 2012Chevrolet Equinox northbound in a southbound lane of Hwy 29. Voyles struck a 2022 ToyotaTacoma traveling southbound on Hwy 29. The …

Wrong-way driver killed in three-vehicle Athens crash - Now Georgia

Wrong-way driver killed in three-vehicle Athens crash ATHENS, Ga. — An 80-year-old Hull man died following a three-vehicle crash Thursday morning on Highway 29 North in Athens, police said. Athens-Clarke County police responded to the crash near Talley Crossing around 6 a.m. Sept. 3. Investigators said Wayne Voyles was driving a Chevrolet Equinox north…