Jefferson Police officer involved in wreck on Athens Highway on the way to work A Jefferson Police officer on his way to work was involved in a two-vehicle wreck with a Gainesville man around 5:35 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, on U.S. 129/Athens Highway, according to authorities. The officer’s injuries were not life-threatening, authorities said. Officer Kenyon Wood, 25, was driving a 2014 Ford Explorer belonging to the police department southbound on Athens Highway on a slight curve to left, according to Georgia State Patrol. Misael Rubio, 18, of Gainesville, was driving a 2006 Acura MDX eastbound on Roy Parks Road near the intersection with Athens Highway, state patrol said.