Crime & Safety
Retired Police Officer Injured in Motorcycle Accident
The retired police officer had just completed an escort of a funeral at the Georgia National Cemetery near Canton when he was injured.
A retired police officer was injured in a motorcycle accident Monday afternoon at the entrance of the Georgia National Cemetery near Canton.
Crews with Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services responded to the accident around 2:30 p.m. Jan. 12 on Veterans’ Cemetery Road, which sits off S.R 20/Knox Bridge Highway west of Canton.
First responders arrived onto the scene and found a ”motorcycle, which hit a guardrail and threw the driver to the other side of the guardrail,” said Cherokee fire spokesperson Tim Cavender.
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The 54-year-old driver, who Cavender said is a retired DeKalb County police officer, had just completed an escort of a funeral and was leaving the cemetery when the accident occurred, Cavender added.
Cherokee County Battalion Chief Tom Pelletier noted the motorcyclist possibly had broken right leg and injured shoulder. The driver was conscious and alert when he was transported to WellStar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta for treatment.
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No other injuries were reported. The Cherokee Sheriff’s Office is investigating the accident.
Photo credits: Tim Cavender/Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services
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