Motorcyclist Injured In Bartow County Crash

BARTOW COUNTY, GA -- The operator of a motorcycle was injured Friday morning in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 75 in Bartow County. According to the Georgia State Patrol, a 2003 Harley Davidson was traveling southbound on I-75 in the left lane when it overturned and came to a rest in the center lane.

The operator of the Harley, identified as 23-year-old Ball Ground resident Herschel Heith Harper, was injured and transported to WellStar Kennestone Hospital for treatment. No charges have been filed in connection to the crash.

The motorcycle crash occurred around the same time and in the same area as a three-vehicle collision on the southbound side near the Glade Road interchange.

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At around 9:09 a.m. a 2015 Volkswagen Jetta was traveling southbound in the left lane while a 2012 Nissan Altima was in the center lane. A 1996 Ford F350 was positioned behind the Nissan. Both the Jetta and Altima had either slowed down or stopped due to traffic coming to a halt in front of them.

The driver of the Jetta, Louise Stephanie Venne, 36, of White, said she was trying to move her vehicle onto the right shoulder at the time of the crash. The Ford, driven by 52-year-old David Wayne Leonard of Chelsea, Michigan, traveled between the Altima and Jetta and its trailer hit the right side of the Volkswagen and the left side of the Altima.

The Jetta came to a rest on the median shoulder facing south and the Altima -- driven by Beverly Summerlin, 28, of Rome -- stopped in the southbound lane facing east. The Ford pickup truck came to a stop on the westbound shoulder facing south.

Leonard was charged with following too closely. There were no injuries.

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