Tuesday, April 30, 2013
He lost control of the vehicle in a curve on Old Alabama Road, and it struck a culvert and overturned, according to the Georgia State Patrol.
A Bartow County man died Sunday when his car left the roadway and overturned. The crash happened about 1:30 a.m. when Dustin Lee Morgan in a curve lost control of his 2006 Chrysler, which was traveling westbound on Old Alabama Road, left the road, hit a culvert and overturned, coming to rest in the median, Georgia State Patrol officials told The Daily Tribune News. Born in Cartersville, "Dusty" Morgan was 26 years old and engaged to be married, according to his obituary. Tell us what you think in the comments, share your photos and videos, and don’t miss any of the local news you care about—subscribe to Cartersville Patch's newsletter, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
Saturday, February 16, 2013
A female passenger was thrown from the car after it left the roadway and overturned several times in Bartow County. In a separate incident, seven people were hurt in a crash involving three vehicles in Cartersville.
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Saturday, February 16
A Cartersville woman was killed early Friday in an one-vehicle crash on Old Alabama Road when the car she was in ran off the road, flipped several times and landed upside down near Pumpkinvine Creek. The driver, Richard Wesley Kelley, 42, also of Cartersville, was hurt, while his passenger, Taryn Elizabeth McCormack, 24, was thrown from the car and died as a result of the 1:20 a.m. wreck, The Daily Tribune News reports. Bartow County Scanner reports a police officer discovered a trail of debris indicating a car wreck, and after a brief search, found the car upside down on the bank of the creek. The driver had walked to a house off Bates Road to get help for his wife, whom he could not find. She was later found in the water. GSP troopers …
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Winston Keith Wiggins, 45, of Woodstock, faces DUI, fleeing and eluding police, speeding and aggravated assault charges after allegedly running a Bartow County road block.
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Sunday, January 27
Authorities say a Woodstock man ran a road block Saturday night in Bartow County, leading officers on chase that ended in a Cobb crash. Georgia State Patrol spokesman Gordy Wright said Winston Keith Wiggins, 45, was arrested after he allegedly failed to stop at Old Alabama and Bates roads near Emerson where troopers and Bartow County Sheriff's Office deputies were conducting a license check. The Nissan Titan he was driving crashed on Interstate 75 at Canton Road in Cobb County after authorities attempted a traffic stop, Wright added. Wiggins faces a number of charges, including felony fleeing and attempting to elude, DUI, two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, reckless driving and speeding—120 mph in a 70 mph zone. …
Thursday, January 24, 2013
An Emerson man, who was airlifted to an Atlanta hospital, lost control of his truck in a curve on GA Highway 293 at Old River Road in Bartow County, Georgia State Patrol authorities say.
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Thursday, January 24
Updated 6 p.m. Wright said the driver of a 1999 Ford Super Duty truck, identified as Christopher Edward Lary, 43, of Emerson, lost control of the vehicle in a curve on Highway 293 about 10:30 Wednesday night. The vehicle left the roadway, traveled down an embankment, overturned and hit a tree. Christopher Edward Lary was airlifted to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta for treatment of his injuries. Elizabeth Mary Lary, 33, also of Emerson was killed in the crash. Original Report One person was killed and another injured in a late-night crash in Cartersville, according to the Georgia State Patrol. Spokesman Gordy Wright said one vehicle was involved in the accident at GA Highway 293 and Old River Road in Bartow County. The surviving victim …
Friday, January 18, 2013
Christina Mae Warner, 27, of Cartersville, died at the scene of the Highway 41 incident shortly after midnight.
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Friday, January 18
Updated 2:45 p.m. Georgia State Patrol spokesman Gordy Wright said authorities have description of the hit-and-run car other than it's a dark blue passenger vehicle. Anyone with information should contact the state patrol post in Cartersville at 770-387-3701. Original Report The family and friends of the woman struck and killed on Highway 41 in Cartersville are asking motorists to help authortities identify a suspected hit-and-run driver. Christina Mae Warner, 27, of Cartersville, died at the scene of the incident, which happened Tuesday shortly after midnight. Cartersville Patch user Arminda McNeill posted this message on our Facebook page: Attention Bartow County and surrounding areas, we need your help! This is Christina Scott Warner. …
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Georgia State Patrol troopers say a dark blue passenger vehicle and a second car hit the Cartersville woman at Highway 41's intersection with Mac Johnson Road.
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Tuesday, January 15
A woman who was walking along Highway 41 on a rainy night in Cartersville was twice struck by cars and killed, Georgia State Patrol spokesman Franka Young said. Christina Mae Warner, 27, of Cartersville, died at the scene of the incident, which happened Tuesday shortly after midnight. The driver of the second car to hit the pedestrian stopped and notified authorities, but the first vehicle to hit Warner, in the right lane, did not stop and left the scene, Young said. The second driver described the hit-and-run car as a dark blue passenger vehicle. GSP's investigation continues. Tell us what you think in the comments, share your photos and videos, and don’t miss any of the local news you care about—subscribe to Cartersville Patch's …
Friday, January 11, 2013
The Dec. 21 crash in Bartow County on Interstate 75 at exit 293 killed a Gordon County mother and child, 4.
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Friday, January 11
Authorities are upping the ante in the ongoing search for the driver and vehicle involved in a Bartow County hit-and-run that killed a mother and her child. Atlanta Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $2,000 in the Dec. 21 crash on Interstate 75 at exit 293, according to a Georgia State Patrol news release. They say a tractor-trailer, similar to the vehicle in the attached photo, struck the Calhoun woman's Ford Expedition about 1:25 p.m., causing the crash that killed Maria Tabuena, 29, and her daughter, Melina Trichell, 4. The two were traveling in a 1998 Ford Expedition northbound in the right lane when the tractor-trailer changed lanes—from the center lane to the right lane—and struck the Expedition in the left side with the …
Monday, December 31, 2012
The Georgia State Patrol reported its troopers investigated 586 accidents as of daybreak today.
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Monday, December 31, 2012
UPDATED 5:45 a.m., Jan. 2. Georgia State Troopers have investigated more crashes during this New Year's holiday than last year, with injuries rising above New Year's 2012 levels, and almost as many deaths – six so far this year, compared to seven last year. The GSP investigated three of the fatal traffic accidents, with local agencies investigating the other three. Troopers have investigated 585 accidents as of daybreak today, Jan. 1, which included 266 injuries and three deaths. During last year's entire 102-hour holiday, the Department of Public Safety investigated 296 accidents. Those accidents included 172 injuries and 7 deaths. Deaths have been investigated by the following Troop locations and local agencies: The fatal crashes …
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Brent Lynch faces three homicide charges, a feticide and five other offenses after the Christmas Day crash.
A Calhoun man has been charged in the fatal accident that claimed the lives of an infant and two women, all from Cartersville, on Christmas Day The investigating Georgia State Patrol trooper took out warrants and Brent Leighton Lynch of Calhoun, was charged and jailed in the Gordon County Detention Center Wednesday night. Lynch has been charged with: The crash occurred Tuesday at 5:47 p.m. on Georgia Highway 53 near Mauldin in Gordon County. The crash killed April Nacoale Winters and two passengers in her vehicle – Tanika Latrice Ackies, 21, of Cartersville, and 27-day-old Niyla Raine Ackies, also of Cartersville. Alexis Gardner, 20, and Ratanza Winters, 20, both of Cartersville and passengers in the Kia, were injured in the crash and …
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
The Georgia State Patrol reports the Christmas Day accident also sent two other Cartersville women to the hospital with injuries.
UPDATED 7:15 p.m.: Names listed in a news release have been corrected to match funeral home information. Two Cartersville women and a 27-day-old infant were killed in a Christmas Day traffic accident that also injured four other people, according to a news release from the Georgia State Patrol (GSP). The crash occurred Tuesday at 5:47 p.m. on Georgia Highway 53 near Mauldin in Gordon County. The crash killed April Nacoale Winters and two passengers in her vehicle – Tanika Latrice Ackies, 21, of Cartersville, and 27-day-old Niyla Raine Ackies, also of Cartersville. A 1996 Ford Bronco being driven by Brent Leighton Lynch, age 35, from Calhoun was eastbound on Georgia 53 when the vehicle ran off the road on the right side, re-entered the …
Mommaof3
11:51 pm on Tuesday, April 30, 2013
He was a father of 2 little boys and has been with his fiancée for 11 years. They are high school sweet hearts. They were the high school king and queen. Dusty touched alot of lives, he was a wonderful person. more ›