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2 Newton crashes involve children
7-year-olds, pregnant driver hospitalized in accidents
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More than 2,018 accidents, 555 injuries and 17 fatalities occurred on Georgia streets and highways during the holiday period which began 6 p.m. Wed. Dec. 24 and ended noon yesterday. The accidents included two in Newton County involving 7-year-olds.Christmas Day, a 7-year-old was life-flighted to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston after colliding with a Chevy Suburban. According to Trooper Brian Marks with the Georgia State Patrol, the 7-year-old, who was riding his bike on Broken Branch Court in the Settler’s Grove subdivision, was coming down the hill at a high rate of speed.