Woman killed in Whitfield County car crash

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A fatal car accident killed one person around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday night on South Dixie Highway near Forest Hill Road, according to a press release from the Georgia Department of Public Safety office.

April M. Speck, 26 of Rocky Face, Ga., was killed in the accident. Two other drivers of vehicles involved in the accident, Everilda E. Valasquez, 49 of Calhoun, Ga., and Celissa D. Woddal, 28 of Dalton, Ga., were taken to Hamilton Medical Center with unknown injuries.

According to the release, he accident occurred when Speck tried to pass cars while traveling up a hill in a no-pass zone. She attempted to get back in the southbound lane on the hillcrest, but her car hit the side of Valasquez's vehicle. Speck then overcorrected and began spinning, causing her to hit the side of Woodall's car in the other lane.

The release stated this was only an initial report, and more details will be released as they become available.

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