Boy, 9, Injured in Truck vs. Motorcycle Accident

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Officers continue to investigate a Sunday afternoon accident that sent two people, including a child, to the hospital.

According to a report released by the Cartersville Police Department, a 2010 Toyota Tundra driven by Gerald George Mount of Rutledge was traveling south on S.R. 61 when he collided with a 2006 Harley FLHRSI while trying to make a left turn onto GA-20.

The operator of the Harley was identified as Michael Brent Tatum, and was traveling northbound on S.R. 61 when the accident happened.

Mount said he ”had a green light and was turning left” onto S.R. 20 when the operator of the motorcycle hit him. However, witnesses told officers that Mount “failed to yield the right of way while turning left onto GA-20,” causing the truck to hit the motorcycle’s left side with its front end.

Tatum, who was “unable to be questioned due to the severity of his injuries,” suffered serious injuries to his left leg and had to be life-flighted to Grady Memorial Hospital, the report states.

Additionally, a nine-year-old passenger on the motorcycle also sustained serious injuries to his left leg, and was transported to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston Hospital to be treated for his injuries.

Mount was cited for failure to yield while turning left in the incident.