By Jim West jim.west@albanyherald.comALBANY — An elderly woman was hospitalized Wednesday following a three-vehicle accident on Philema Road that included a Dougherty County ambulance en route to Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.#Lt. M.J. Wood with the Dougherty County Police Department said that around 10:30 a.m. Linda Griffin, 74, was in the right lane on North Jefferson Street and traveling north in a white Toyota Camry when, just past the intersection of Philema Road, she attempted a U-turn in front of Villager Cleaners, 2614 N. Jefferson St.#According to Wood, before Griffin could complete the turn, she collided with a Dougherty County EMS ambulance, driven by Randall Webb, that was traveling south on North Jefferson Street.#The impact of the collision tore the front off the ambulance, Wood said, and sent the Toyota into a head-on collision with a Villager company van, driven by Vickie Perry, that had stopped in the left lane for northbound traffic on North Jefferson Street while Perry waited to turn left into Villager Cleaners.#Griffin sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the collision and was transported to Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital for observation and treatment. Hospital officials say she was later released. No other injuries were reported in the incident.#Wood said the ambulance was towed from the scene after a patient was transferred to a second transport vehicle.According to Wood, Griffin was charged with making an improper U-turn. ...