Police Identify Motorcyclist Killed In Weekend Wreck

The Georgia State Patrol has identified the motorcyclist who died Saturday evening in a fatal wreck in Bartow County.

According to the Georgia State Patrol, a 2006 Toyota Tocoma and a Harley Davidson motorcycle were traveling eastbound on S.R. 140 near Bozeman Road around 7:04 p.m. Aug. 15.

The motorcycle was approaching the Tacoma from behind when the driver of the truck ”attempted to pull into a private drive too fast and lost control of his vehicle,” said spokesperson Tracey Watson.

The Tacoma traveled back into the road and pulled into the motorcycle’s lane of travel. The motorcycle, operated by Billy Joe Dover, 49, of Aragon, hit the back of the truck with the front of the vehicle and was fatally injured, Watson said.

The passenger of the motorcycle, 43-year-old Angela Kay Dover of Rome, sustained minor injuries and the driver of the Tacoma, a 16-year-old juvenile, was not injured.

Watson said the Georgia State Patrol’s Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team is conducting a follow-up investigation, and charges are pending the completion of SCRT’s investigation. 

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