SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) -
The
Major Accident Investigation Team of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police
Department are investigating an accident involving a pickup truck and a car that
took place just after 2 p.m. Thursday on Bee Rd. and 36th St.
Shakiem
Applewhite, 20, was driving a 2002 Ford Taurus east on E 36 St. when he ran a
stop sign and was struck by a pickup truck.
Carlos
Sibert, 37, was driving a 1990 Chevrolet Silverado south on Bee Rd. He was
unable to avoid crashing into the driver's side door of the Taurus and pushed
it through a plastic fence and into a house in the 1600 block of 36th St.
Savannah
Fire had to extricate Applewhite and a passenger in his car, Omar Williams, 20,
of Statesboro. Southside EMS transported Williams and Chelsea Sibert, 15, a
passenger in the pickup truck, to Memorial University Medical Center for
treatment of injuries. Family members transported Carlos Sibert.
Applewhite
was transported to Memorial with serious injuries and is currently in critical
condition.
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