Charles Dowd, 48, of Griffin, who was driving a Mitsubishi Montero, pulled into the path of a tractor-trailer being driven by K. Kurlinski, 35, of Griffin, according to Georgia State Patrol Cpl. Sam Swain.
The accident occurred at the intersection of Highway 16 and Rover-Zetella Road in western Spalding County at about 6:20 p.m.
Dowd was transported by air ambulance to the Atlanta Medical Center for treatment of his injuries, Swain said. The boy, a passenger in the Mitsubishi Montero, was transported by air ambulance to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston.
Kurlinski was not injured.
Charges are pending, Swain said.
Our prayers are with everyone involved in this accident.