Alpharetta police report a man died late Wednesday in a single-vehicle wreck. The driver, Jason Dapice, 36, of Alpharetta was traveling in a Toyota Corolla eastbound on Cumming Street near Clairmont Avenue. For reasons unknown at this time, his vehicle left the roadway and hit a utility pole. The vehicle then caught on fire. Emergency…
ATV Crash Lawsuit Settled for $2.7 Million
19-year-old Jonathon Byram, a college student from Sykesville, Maryland, was killed when the all-terrain vehicle he was in flipped. Byram was the passenger; the driver was Mark Renehan, a college student from Connecticut. The accident happened in the early morning hours after a July 4th party. Byram’s estate filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Federal…
Fatal Shooting in North Georgia
A 59-year-old man walked into a crowded hospital waiting room in North Georgia last Friday and killed his wife and mother-in-law. The shootings happened at Hutcheson Medical Center, about 10 miles from the Tennessee border in Oglethorpe, Georgia. The two victims were identified as 56-year-old Mary Benson of Rossville Georgia and her mother, 76-year-old Charlotte…
Paulding County Man Killed in Automobile Wreck
The Georgia State Patrol reports that John N. Voorhees, 74, of Hiram, Georgia was killed and three others injured in a three-vehicle wreck Saturday night in Paulding County. Voorhees was a passenger in a 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis that struck a Chevrolet Tahoe at the intersection of Ga. 120 and Ga. 92 around 7:00 pm….
Police Looking for Hit-And-Run Driver Who Is Alleged To Have Killed Buford, GA Man
T. Harley, 61, of Buford was hit and killed around 2 a.m. near the intersection of Buford Drive and Satellite Boulevard in Gwinnett County. The Gwinnett Police report that the motorist drove off, traveling north on Buford Drive and turning right onto South Lee Street. Investigators are looking for a vehicle that has a piece…
A Tragedy That Could Have Been Avoided
A 17-year-old Douglas County girl was killed this past Tuesday night when she stepped off the school bus. If the driver who hit her had been aware of young girl crossing the street, a tragedy could have been avoided. It was a rainy night, and Brandy Hart was returning from a school function, when the…
Man Struck and Killed by A Truck in Gwinnett County Identified by Grateful Dead Tattoo
A 26-year-old male pedestrian, on his way from Austin, TX to Charlotte, NC, was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer truck on I-85 southbound in Gwinnett County. The incident occurred near the Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road exit at around 3 a.m. Initially, the police were unable to determine the identity of the victim because he wasn’t carrying…
Fire Causes Deaths of Two Brothers in Chamblee
A fire a few days ago in Chamblee claimed the lives of two brothers who had lived in their home for more than thirty years. The home was located on Parsons Drive, off of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard. A nephew of the two men, Derrick Jett, said the brothers, identified as Charles and Russell Ford, were…
Unknown Pedestrian Struck and Killed in Cobb County
Police are requesting help identifying a older male, struck and killed Thursday night while walking in south Cobb County. The pedestrian killed is as an older white man, about 5′ 11″ and 195 pounds. He had short light brown hair and was wearing blue jeans, a blue jean jacket and black military boots. The man…
Two Brothers Die In Tragic Collision
The AJC reports that late Monday afternoon two brothers were traveling northbound on Buford Highway in Atlanta, Georgia at a high rate of speed when their Corvette collided with an Acura driven by a young women. The two brothers, Raul and Abraham Velazquez, sons of a Baptist pastor, were declared dead at the scene. Raul…