FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE…
Friday, March 24th, 2017
Fatal Motorcycle Accident
Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports:
At approximately 7:50 p.m. last night (March 23) deputy sheriffs and other emergency personnel were dispatched to a private residence on Millers Ferry Road in unincorporated, southwestern Gordon County in response to a report of a serious, off-road, motorcycle accident involving a juvenile. The accident took place in a wooded area on private property. The teen aged victim was removed from the scene by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and subsequently pronounced dead at Gordon Hospital.
Sheriff Ralston said, “ This was a terrible tragedy. Our hearts go out to the family of the young man who lost his life. Please remember his loved ones in your thoughts and prayers.”