Three adult drivers and five children were transported to area hospitals after a three-vehicle collision that closed several lanes of Dean Forest Road for several hours Tuesday.
Richard Earl Bennett, 53, of the 100 block of Quacco Road, and Krisle Ruiz, 32, of the 1600 block of Dean Forest Road in Garden City, were admitted to Memorial University Medical Center with serious injuries.
James Henry Scriven, 62, of the 400 block of Chevis Road was listed in stable condition at Candler Hospital.
Five children who were passengers in a gold Dodge Caravan minivan driven by Ruiz were transported to Memorial for treatment of minor cuts and bruises after the 11:15 a.m. crash.
Bennett was driving a green Saturn sedan that was exiting the parking lot of the Dean Forest Village Shopping Plaza in the 11500 block of Dean Forest Road and pulled into the path of a white Dodge Sprinter van driven northbound by Scriven, police said.
The two collided, spinning the van counter clockwise and causing it to overturn onto the minivan being driven southbound on Dean Forest.
Firefighters from Savannah Fire and Emergency Services and Pooler Fire removed Bennett from the wreckage of the Saturn.
The Major Accident Investigation Team of the Savannah-Chatham police department continues to investigate.
Bank robbery investigated
Savannah-Chatham police and the FBI are investigating after an attempted robbery at a downtown Savannah bank Tuesday.
A black male entered the SunTrust Bank in the first block of Bull Street about 2:45 p.m. and handed the clerk a note demanding money, said Julian Miller, police spokesman. When the clerk refused the suspect fled by running south on Bull.
Investigators believe the man who was wearing an orange shirt with long shorts was in his 30s.
Miller said patrol officers from the Downtown Precinct immediately saturated the area in search of the suspect.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 912-234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637). Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.
