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Loganville driver indicted for causing collision in Cumming
Simonton Billy Travis
Simonton

CUMMING — A Loganville man who reportedly caused a crash that resulted in serious injuries for another driver in downtown Cumming has been indicted in connection with the August incident.

According to the March 14 Forsyth County Grand Jury indictment,

Billy Travis Simonton will face charges of serious injury by vehicle, fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer and reckless driving.

Simonton, who was 50 at the time, is accused of causing bodily harm without malice to a man on Aug. 16, “rendering his head … useless” while driving “a motor vehicle in a reckless manner in a reckless disregard of the safety of persona and property.”

According to reports at the time, Simonton crashed his gold Chevrolet Silverado into a passenger vehicle after running a red light in front of the courthouse about 12:15 a.m., causing life-threatening injuries to the man driving the other car.

Earlier that night, he reportedly fled Lawrenceville police after being stopped for driving on a suspended license. The pursuit continued into Forsyth County “in excess of 20 miles an hour above the posted speed limit at Hwy. 20” until he crashed.

According to the indictment bill, Simonton drove recklessly by “driving in excess of 100 mph and running a red light.”

He was initially detained at the Gwinnett County Jail on charges from Lawrenceville before being booked into the Forsyth County Jail.

An arraignment has been set for April 12 with Judge Phillip C. Smith.