Speeding driver crosses median, causes head-on crash on Peach Orchard Road

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A multi-vehicle crash on Peach Orchard Road sent two people to the hospital Thursday afternoon, according to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies responded around 2 p.m. to the 3400 block of Peach Orchard Road for a reported traffic accident. Investigators say a speeding vehicle traveling northbound struck the rear of another vehicle in the same lane.

Authorities said the speeding vehicle then crossed the raised median into the southbound lanes and collided head-on with a southbound vehicle…

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