Driver Hospitalized After Car Crashes Into Dade County Historic Courthouse

TRENTON, Ga. — A driver was transported to a Chattanooga-area hospital Sunday after a vehicle crashed into the south end of the Dade County Historic Courthouse in downtown Trenton.

The single-vehicle crash caused considerable damage the vehicle and to the exterior wall and the entrance to the courthouse elevator on the south side of the building.

Folks said  the vehicle was traveling toward the courthouse square at what appeared to be a high rate of speed before crashing into the building.

The impact occurred around the entrance to the elevator on the south end of the historic courthouse.

The driver was transported from the scene by ambulance emergency traffic to a Chattanooga-area hospital. The extent of the driver’s injuries has not yet been released.

The full extent of the structural damage to the courthouse is also not yet known.

Authorities have not released information on what may have caused the crash.

This is a developing story. Discover Dade and K-WIN News will update this report as additional information becomes available from law enforcement and Dade County officials.