Chickamaugan dies after two U.S. 27 crashes

A Chickamauga woman died from injuries in a wreck in Rossville, just minutes after having been in a wreck in Chickamauga.

According to Georgia State Patrol Post 41, on Wednesday, May 3, at 3:30 p.m., 29-year-old Jessica Leann Young was traveling north in the southbound lane on U.S. Highway 27 and approaching Ga. Highway 2 when her red 1999 Ford Escort collided head-on with silver 2016 Toyota 4Runner driven by 65-year-old Martha Selvidge of Rock Spring.

The impact caused the 4Runner to spin and enter the right lane, where she was T-boned on the driver side by 20-year-old Brittanie Owens of Chickamauga who was driving a 1998 Ford Explorer.

Young was severely injured and Life Force was called to the scene. Life Force did not fly Young from the scene, but the flight medic traveled inside the Puckett EMS ambulance with Young and was administering CPR.

Young was pronounced dead when the ambulance arrived at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga.

Selvidge and Owens were also transported by Puckett EMS. Selvidge was alert, but with serious injury. Owens escaped with non-life threatening injuries.

Just minutes prior

Young was involved in a two-vehicle collision on the same day at 2:40 p.m. in front of the Food Lion on U.S. Highway 27 in the city of Chickamauga. Young was at fault in the accident, but no serious injuries or damages occurred.

Young’s Ford Escort collided with a Nissan Sentra, but the accident was minor.

Young was released from the scene at 3:15 p.m. She then headed north and at 3:30 p.m., the second collision occurred, which proved fatal for Young.

There was no indications Young was under the influence in either wreck, investigators said.