Fatal McGinnis Ferry Accident in Suwanee Also Results in Injury

The head-on collision that killed two people Wednesday (November 28) on a major Suwanee street also injured another person.

Mike Strickland, who was driving one of the cars in the McGinnis Ferry Road accident, was injured and transported to Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville, according to Suwanee Police.

Mike Strickland's condition is not currently known. Gwinnett Medical Center officials could not be reached for comment Friday.

Mike Strickland's mother, Jean Strickland, was a passenger in the Mercedes driven by her son. She died as a result of the collision. Also killed was David Dowdy, 47, of Bogart, Ga., who was driving the other vehicle.

The collision happened about 6 p.m. near the intersection with Scales Road, not far from Peachtree Industrial Boulevard. The Scales Road intersection is at the crest of a major hill on McGinnis Ferry Road.

Indications are that Dowdy's vehicle crossed the center line and collided with the Stricklands' vehicle.

See also:

• UPDATE: Suwanee Woman Killed in McGinnis Ferry Accident

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