Passenger suffers broken back after vehicle crashes into LaGrange home
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- Vehicle crashed into LaGrange home after swerving to avoid stopped FedEx truck; passenger suffered broken back.
- Driver Clifford Arrington charged with following too closely, failure to maintain lane, speeding, and striking fixed object.
A passenger suffered a broken back after a vehicle swerved to avoid a stopped FedEx truck and crashed into a residence in LaGrange, according to the LaGrange Police Department.
The crash happened Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at approximately 1:15 p.m. on Mooty Bridge Road near Wynwood Drive.
According to police, a vehicle driven by Clifford Arrington of Hogansville was traveling southbound on Mooty Bridge Road when he approached a FedEx truck that was stopped in the roadway waiting to turn left onto Wynwood Drive.
Police said Arrington was traveling too fast to stop before striking the truck. He swerved to the left in an attempt to avoid a collision, causing his vehicle to leave the roadway and strike the corner of a residence at 105 Wynwood Drive.
Arrington was not injured in the crash. However, his passenger, identified as Taylor Orantes-Gibson, also of Hogansville, was transported from the scene and later determined to have suffered a broken back.
The resident of Apartment A at 105 Wynwood Drive, identified as Pierre Bryant, was also uninjured.
Arrington was charged with following too closely, failure to maintain lane, too fast for conditions, and striking a fixed object.
Following the crash, the LaGrange Police Department reminded motorists to use caution as the holiday season approaches.
Police urged drivers to watch their speed, wear seatbelts, put down their cellphones, and remain patient with other motorists.
Anyone wishing to provide information to the LaGrange Police Department while remaining anonymous can submit tips through the department’s Tip411 system. Tips can be submitted through the mobile application, the online portal, or by texting the keyword LAGRANGE to 847411.
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