Grandmother, child die in 2-car wrec | Local New
by By Rebecca Grilliot, Rome News-Tribune Staff Write
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A Silver Creek woman and her 7-year-old granddaughter died Sunday from injuries they received in a two-vehicle wreck on Ga. 101. Four others injured in the wreck were treated and released.

According to Dale Johnson of the Floyd County Police Department:

Myrna P. Westmoreland, 62, was driving northbound with her two grandchildren when a Nissan Pathfinder headed toward Rockmart crossed over the center line, smashing into her Toyota Corolla.

Traffic was backed up for about half a mile on Ga. 101 near Harmony Road as police worked to clear the scene of the wreck, which occurred shortly after 2 p.m.

Westmoreland of 470 Pleasant Hope Road was taken to Floyd Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead at 6:03 p.m., said deputy coroner Ernie Studard.

Her granddaughter, Courtney Westmoreland, of 237 Flora Ave., Rome, died at 2:50 p.m., Studard said.

A 4-year-old grandchild of Westmoreland was treated and released at FMC, but Johnson said he could not release the victim’s name.

The driver of the Pathfinder, a 34-year-old female, and two children in the vehicle, a 3- and 5-year-old, were also treated and released.

Officer Johnson would not release the names of the occupants of the Pathfinder, saying charges were pending in the case.

The woman and her granddaughter were the second and third victims to die in February from injuries received in wrecks in Floyd County.

On Feb. 4, Joshua Harlin Hulsey, 65, of Cedartown died from injuries he received in a Jan. 30 wreck. Hulsey lost control of his car causing it to flip over on U.S. 27, near Floyd College
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« avonlady1019@aol.com wrote on Wednesday, Oct 14 at 10:53 PM »
I can not believe it has been 6 years since this wreck has happened. I was with my family coming home to Rockmart. We had spent the morning with my grandfather who lives in Summerville. We were behind the pathfinder before she struck the other vehicle. I will never forget it. I will never forget watching in horror as we waited for the ambulance to get there knowing I could not do anything to help. To this day everytime I journey to Rome and I pass the spot this wreck happened I think about that awful day. I hope this family the best.