Crime & Safety
Driver Dies After Crashing Into Tree In Woodstock
BREAKING: The truck did not stop before entering a Bells Ferry Road intersection and crashing into a tree just north of Hobgood Park.
WOODSTOCK, GA — The driver of a pickup truck died Thursday afternoon in an accident along Bells Ferry Road in Woodstock. Deputies with the Cherokee Sheriff's Office were dispatched to the crash at Ashfern Walk — north of Hobgood Park — around 2:46 p.m. March 22.
A preliminary investigation shows a Dodge Dakota was exiting the Ashfern Walk neighborhood when its driver, identified as 51-year-old Darryl Wyatt of Snellville, "did not stop prior to entering the intersection" with Bells Ferry Road, sheriff's office spokesperson Sgt. Marianne Kelley said.
The truck crossed Bells Ferry Road and hit a tree. Wyatt was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead (For more news like this, find your local Patch here. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app; download the free Patch Android app here).
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The Cherokee Sheriff's Office's Traffic Enforcement Unit continues to investigate the collision. Return to Patch for updates.
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