Crime & Safety
Elderly Man Dies In Cherokee County Crash
The Cherokee Sheriff's Office said a Chevrolet Nova traveling westbound on White Road left the roadway and struck a tree.
WHITE, GA — A Cherokee County resident was killed Thursday when a vehicle left the roadway and collided with a tree. Deputies with the Cherokee Sheriff's Office were dispatched to the crash around 4:28 p.m. Jan. 10 on White Road near Sutallee Ridge Trail, which is located off Highway 20 near the Bartow County border.
A preliminary reports shows a Chevrolet Nova was traveling westbound on White Road when it left the roadway and struck a tree, sheriff's office spokesperson Sgt. Marianne Kelley said.
The driver, Alan McIntire, 62, of White, was ejected from the vehicle while the passenger, 73-year-old Barry McMahon of White, received "extensive injuries" in the accident, Sgt. Kelley added.
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Both men were transported to area hospitals. However, McMahon died from his injuries. The sheriff's office's Traffic Enforcement Unit continues to investigate the cause of the crash.
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