A 17-year-old girl is in critical condition following a three-car wreck in the Hollister area this afternoon.
The girl’s father, who was driving a Ford Edge, was listed in serious but stable condition, said Trooper Scott Richardson of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. The girl and her father, who are from South Hill, Virginia, were transferred from UNC Nash to Vidant in Greenville.
The third person transferred to Vidant, and the person who reportedly caused the wreck shortly after 12:30 p.m. on Highway 43 at Rosser Road, was listed in stable condition.
In all there were three serious injuries and two minor injuries, Richardson said. Of the three serious injuries, two sustained head injuries and the other a pelvic injury.
The wreck occurred when Glenn Ryland, 45, of Hollister, was driving a Toyota Solara north on Highway 43. He traveled left of the centerline and collided with a Ford Edge driven by Glenn Bugg, the vehicle in which his 17-year-old daughter was a rear, driver’s side passenger. Richardson declined to release the name of the girl.
The southbound Edge collided with a Suburban driven by Krystal Hamledge of La Crosse, Virginia. The five in the Suburban escaped injury, Richardson said.
The Solara came to rest in the northbound travel lane with extensive front end damage. The Ford Edge came to rest on the southbound shoulder with extensive front end damage. The Suburban came to rest on the southbound shoulder with damage on the passenger side.
Charges of DWI, driving left of center and driving while license revoked are pending against Ryland, Richardson said.
The trooper listed speed and impairment as contributing factors. Richardson estimated Ryland was traveling 65 in a 55 mile per hour zone when the wreck occurred as he was coming out of a slight curve.