Thursday, March 7, 2013
William Wilson Heaton surrendered to Clarke County authorities late Wednesday night after arrest warrants were executed for him.
The man accused in last month's hit-and-run that's left a Woodstock woman in critical condition has surrendered to law enforcement. William Wilson Heaton, Jr., 22, of Rydal surrendered himself to Clarke County Sheriff's Office and was booked into the Clarke County Jail on Wednesday evening. He has been charged with hit-and-run, driving under the influence, serious injury by vehicle, failure to maintain lane, reckless driving, and open container, according to Athens Clarke County Police. A bond hearing has been scheduled for 8:30 a.m. today in Clarke County Superior Court. Police claim that Heaton's Mazda pickup hit former Kennesaw State University student Emily Bowman, 19, around 3 a.m. Feb. 16, as she and a friend walked home from …
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
William Wilson Heaton, 22, of Rydal is accused of running over Emily Bowman of Woodstock as she walked along a Clarke County street.
Arrest warrants have been issued for a Bartow County man accused of running over and critically injuring a 19-year-old Woodstock woman last month. Athens-Clarke County Police have taken warrants out for William Wilson Heaton Jr. 22, of Rydal, and have charged him with hit and run, driving under the influence, serious injury by vehicle, failure to maintain lane, reckless driving and open container. The charges stem from the Feb. 16 incident in which Heaton allegedly struck Emily Bowman with a red Mazda pick-up truck as she walked along Oak Street. Bowman, a former Kennesaw State University Student and Woodstock High School graduate, was in Athens to celebrate the birthday of a friend. Bowman has remained hospitalized in critical condition …
Monday, March 4, 2013
The Woodstock woman continues to make progress just three weeks after she was struck by a pick-up truck in Athens.
The 19-year-old Woodstock woman who remains in critical condition at Athens Regional Medical Center after being struck by a truck on Feb. 16 in a hit-and-run has reached another milestone in her recovery. Emily Bowman has been taken completely off a ventilator and is now breathing through a tube placed in her trachea "that provides moist, oxygenated air," her uncle Neal Bowman wrote on the Bows for Bowman Facebook page. Bowman also wrote his niece occasionally opens her eyes and blinks, but still remains unresponsive to commands. The good news, he added, is Bowman is also moving around on her own and she's had about a dozen friends stop by the hospital and visit with her. Bowman noted his niece's vital signs have also been all over the …
Friday, March 1, 2013
The condition of the 19-year-old Woodstock woman continues to improve as she recovers in an Athens hospital.
A Woodstock woman who was hit by a truck in an alleged hit-and-run incident last month in Athens opened her eyes for the first time. According to the Bows for Bowman Facebook page, Emily Bowman opened her eyes around 9:30 p.m. Thursday night. "She opened her eyes on her own and blinked a few times like she was trying to see us," her uncle Neal Bowman wrote. "It lasted about 30 seconds to a minute and really excited her dad and I." Bowman's uncle also said the doctor is allowing Bowman to breathe a little more on her own and eventually would like to take her completely off the ventilator. Bowman, a former Kennesaw State University student, has been in critical condition at Athens Regional Medical Center since she was allegedly hit by a …
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Athens-Clarke County Police continue their investigation into a hit-and-run that's critically injured a 19-year-old Woodstock woman.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Athens-Clarke County Police continue their investigation into a hit-and-run that's critically injured a 19-year-old Woodstock woman.
Athens-Clarke County Police continue to piece together their case to make an arrest in the hit-and-run incident that has left a Woodstock woman in a coma. Lt. Don Eckert, commander of the agency's traffic unit, said detectives have interviewed around 20 witnesses and will continue to do so in the incident that's left 19-year-old Emily Bowman in critical condition at Athens Regional Medical Center. Eckert also said police have reviewed surveillance video of places that caught the Mazda pick-up truck before and after Bowman was struck from behind as she walked on the grassy shoulder of Oak Street just after 3 a.m. on Saturday Feb. 16. Eckert said the suspect as well as his parents are refusing to talk to investigators. He noted the suspect…
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
The Facebook page will share with the public details on Emily Bowman's hospital stay and recovery.
Editor's note: An update has been made to share how residents can help the Bowman family. A Facebook page has been created for the Woodstock teenager who remains in critical condition after she was critically injured in a hit-and-run in Athens over the weekend. Bows For Bowman already has over 2,500 fans and has asked everyone to pray for the teenager. Emily Bowman, 19, a former Kennesaw State University student, was in Athens to attend a friend's birthday party. As she walked on the grassy shoulder of Oak Street just after 3 a.m. Saturday, a pickup truck hit her and fled the scene. She remains in a coma at Athens Regional Medical Center, where she was taken after the incident. An account has been set up at Wells Fargo and is named Emily …
Dennis Timothy Crowe, Jr.
8:22 am on Friday, March 8, 2013
Very important - please get this message to the parents of Emily: I am a veterinarian surgeon and criticsl care specialist with nearly 20 years of experience with the use of hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of pet animals with head injuries. Please look carefully at having Emily get hyperbaric oxygen therapy- years ago I had an opportunity of working with Richard Neubauer MD who was getting … more ›