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Seven vehicle crash in Fort Oglethorpe sends four to hospital

Staff File Photo / Westbound traffic on Battlefield Parkway at Dietz Road in Catoosa County backs up during the afternoon rush. The intersection was the site of a seven-vehicle crash Jan. 14, 2026, that sent four drivers to the hospital.
Staff File Photo / Westbound traffic on Battlefield Parkway at Dietz Road in Catoosa County backs up during the afternoon rush. The intersection was the site of a seven-vehicle crash Jan. 14, 2026, that sent four drivers to the hospital. Staff File Photo / Westbound traffic on Battlefield Parkway at Dietz Road in Catoosa County backs up during the afternoon rush. The intersection was the site of a seven-vehicle crash Jan. 14, 2026, that sent four drivers to the hospital.

By Ignacio Perez 2 min read

Four drivers were hospitalized following a seven-vehicle crash on Dietz Road at Battlefield Parkway in Catoosa County.

Just before 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, Georgia State Patrol troopers were dispatched to the crash site, according to preliminary details from the Georgia Department of Public Safety.

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An investigation determined that the driver, an 83-year-old woman, of a Ford Explorer mistook the accelerator pedal for the brake. Charges are pending against the driver, according to an email from the state to the Chattanooga Times Free Press.

The Explorer hit three cars stopped at a traffic light, a Kia Forte, GMC Sierra and a Honda CR-V before the Explorer flipped over. The impact against the Sierra caused it to hit a Honda Civic and a Lexus. A seventh car, a Kia Sorento, was hit by debris from the crash, according to the email.