Driver not hurt as vehicle wrecks into creek

BRASELTON - First responders in Jackson County freed a motorist from a vehicle partially submerged in water in a creek near Braselton Wednesday morning.<br /> <br /> Jackson County Emergency Services Director Steve Nichols said West Jackson firefighters and Jackson County Sheriff's deputies responded to the call around 11:30 a.m.<br /> <br /> Nichols said the initial call indicated a vehicle was in a small lake on Jesse Cronic Road near Cronic Circle with a person trapped inside.<br /> <br /> "It used to be called Cronic's Lake, I'm not sure that it still is. It's just a small farm-type pond that's right next to the roadway," Nichols said.<br /> <br /> Nichols said responders actually found the vehicle partially submerged in a creek that flows into the lake. <br /> <br /> "He (the victim) was extricated by West Jackson Fire and checked and treated on the scene by EMS and released with no injuries," Nichols said.<br /> <br /> Nichols said the Jackson County Dive Team was initially called but was cancelled after first responders arrived.<br /> <br /> The Georgia State Patrol is in charge of the accident investigation, according to Nichols.

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