A Taylorsville man yesterday was injured and flown to Atlanta Medical Center in an air ambulance following a crash that stifled Old Alabama Road traffic near Cartersville's airport.

Georgia State Patrol spokesman Gordy Wright said 50-year-old Anthony Lewis Bryant, who was driving a Jeep Cherokee westbound on Old Alabama, left the roadway about 3:45 p.m., traveled down an embankment and hit a tree.

Old Alabama was blocked near Woodland High School, prompting a tweet warning of the road closure. Fire crews stopped traffic to clear the scene and rescue Bryant, who was trapped in the vehicle, The Daily Tribune News reports.

Authorities cited Bryant for failing to maintain his lane. His was the only vehicle involved in the crash.