Crime & Safety
Athens Resident Dies After Pickup Truck Collides With Motorcycle
The driver of the motorcycle died at the scene, near North Avenue and Northside Drive.
ATHENS, GA — A 29-year-old motorcyclist died around 8:45 p.m. Saturday in a crash near North Avenue and Northside Drive, Athens-Clarke County Police said Monday.
Police said a 2001 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck was turning left onto North Avenue from Northside, where it collided with a 2019 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle that was traveling south on North.
The driver of the motorcycle, Kody Kuckuck, of Athens, died at the scene, police said. The status of the Tacoma driver is unknown.
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This is the 11th fatal vehicle crash in Athens-Clarke County this year.
Anyone with information in the case is asked to call Senior Police Officer Joey Lewis, (762) 400-7169, or email Lewis.
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