By MONROE ROARK
mroark@thecitizenews.com

A Sandy Creek High School remains in intensive care after being seriously injured in a Thursday afternoon auto accident.

The wreck took place at about 4:20 p.m. on Sandy Creek Road at Sams Drive, according to Maj. Wayne Hannah of the Fayette County Sheriff's Department.

Kimberly Ann Alberts, 17, of Fayetteville, was driving a 1991 Honda Civic when she attempted to make a left turn off Sams Drive onto Sandy Creek Road. She pulled out in front of a 1998 Ford F-150 pickup going north on Sandy Creek Road, Hannah said.

The driver of the truck, 18-year-old John Frampton Rutledge of Fayetteville, was not injured. The majority of the impact involved the front of the pickup and the driver's door of the car, according to Hannah.

Alberts, who was wearing her seatbelt, sustained severe head injuries and was flown by Phoenix Aircare to Atlanta Medical Center. She was still in the intensive care unit as of Monday afternoon.

The investigation is ongoing.