Crime & Safety

Passenger Killed In Roswell Crash Identified

The 51-year-old man died Monday afternoon when a pickup truck collided with a utility pole on Hardscrabble Road.

ROSWELL, GA -- The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office has released the identity of the passenger who died Monday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash in Roswell.

Buddy Ramsey, 51, was killed when a pickup truck collided with a utility pole on Hardscrabble Road between King Road and Highway 92.

The driver of the vehicle, whose identity has not been released at this time, was conscious and alert at the scene of the crash and was taken to an area hospital for treatment (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app).

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The collision caused the utility pole to split in half, and Georgia Power was dispatched to the scene to make repairs. The cause of the accident remains under investigation by the Roswell Police Department's Traffic Enforcement Unit.

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