Motorcyclist Killed In Head-On Crash In Bartow County

CARTERSVILLE, GA — A motorcyclist died Sunday afternoon in a head-on collision on Red Top Mountain Road in Bartow County, the Georgia State Patrol said.

Troopers were dispatched to the crash around 5:23 p.m. July 15 on Red Top Mountain Road at Red Top Beach Road near Cartersville. A preliminary report indicates a 2011 Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling eastbound on Red Top Mountain Road while a 2006 Toyota Tundra was going westbound.

The motorcyclist was negotiating a curve when it failed to maintain its lane, crossed over into the westbound lane and collided head-on with the Tundra's left front bumper. This impact caused the motorcyclist to be thrown from the Harley Davidson, coming to a rest on the south shoulder near the crash site, GSP said.

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According to the state patrol, the motorcycle rotated counterclockwise, rolled over onto its left side and came to a finalist rest on the south shoulder. The Toyota came to a final rest about 40 yards west of the site.

The motorcyclist, identified as 56-year-old Mary Louise Keberly of Roswell, was pronounced dead at the scene. A witness said Keberly "failed to maintain her lane while negotiating the curve." The driver of the Toyota, Kingston resident Roger Dale Morris, 58, said the motorcycle crossed into his lane of travel and "that he was not able to avoid the collision."

No drugs or alcohol were suspected to have been a factor in the collision.

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