SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: One man was killed Tuesday afternoon in a wreck on Highway 155 in Spalding County. According to Sgt. Terry Thompson, of the Georgia State Patrol-Griffin Post, 22-year-old Michael Marcelle, whose license listed a Locust Grove address, was pronounced dead at the scene. “A driver traveling an excessive rate of speed lost […]
Man ejected, killed in wreck at Highway 155 and Teamon Road
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Woman killed, man seriously injured in early Sunday morning wreck
STAFF REPORT ::: A woman was killed and a man seriously injured early Sunday morning in a one vehicle wreck in Pike County. Deputies of the Pike County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) responded at approximately 3:26 a.m. to the scene on Highway 109 in the area of Weems Road. Officials say a Kia Sorento was travelling […]
Filed Under: Top Stories Tagged With: Christina Payne, Crime Lab, fatality, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Griffin, Jacob Norton, Pike County, Pike County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Jimmy Thomas, spalding county, wreck
SCSO deputy seriously injured in wreck
STAFF REPORT ::: Spalding County K9 Deputy Sheriff Matthew Everett was seriously injured in a wreck Tuesday afternoon while driving home from work. Sheriff Darrell Dix says Everett’s in-car camera recorded the incident and indicates the deputy was not at fault in the collision. According to Dix, the video showed a pickup truck hydroplaning on […]
Head on collision injures three
STAFF REPORT ::: Three people were injured, at least one seriously, in a Tuesday evening head on collision in Pike County. According to the office of Pike County Sheriff Jimmy Thomas, the incident occurred when Kaitland Harvey, a Thomaston resident, reportedly failed to yield the right of way when entering Highway 19. Harvey, who was […]
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Two people seriously injured in Saturday evening motorcycle wreck
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Two people were seriously injured Saturday in a wreck involving a motorcycle and a Griffin Police Department patrol car. The wreck occurred at 6:05 p.m. in the intersection of North Hill and Broadway streets. According to Cpl. R. Youngblood, of the Griffin State Patrol-Griffin Post, the incident occurred when Timothy Atkinson, […]
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Spalding County deputy involved in Patterson Road wreck
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A Spalding County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been involved in a wreck on Patterson Road. “It’s a two-vehicle motor vehicle crash, one vehicle being a Sheriff’s Office vehicle,” said Maj. Dwayne Jones. The Georgia State Patrol has been notified and is en route to investigate the wreck. Jones had no specific […]
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One killed, three injured in Friday night wreck
STAFF REPORT ::: One person was killed and three others were injured in a wreck that occurred Friday evening in Pike County. The Pike County Sheriff’s Office responded to the wreck on Highway 362 at Williamson/Zebulon Road at 6:34 p.m. Investigators say a GMC Sierra was attempting to turn left onto Williamson/Zebulon Road when it […]
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Memorial service honors Henry County PD K-9 Thorr
STAFF REPORT ::: The Henry County Police Department said its final goodbyes to one of its own Friday morning as K-9 Thorr was honored in a memorial service. Public safety employees and citizens from the area gathered at Cannon Cleveland Funeral Home to pay respect to Thorr, who died as a result of injuries he […]
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Henry County PD K-9 killed in I-75 wreck
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A Henry County Police Department K-9 was killed in a Thursday night wreck on I-75. The wreck involved an HCPD K-9 Unit and a tractor trailer. According to Capt. Randy Lee, Officer T. Pilgrim and Officer W. Neville were conducting traffic enforcement near the 208 mile marker when their patrol unit […]
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Serious wreck shuts down all northbound lanes of I-75
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: All northbound lanes of Interstate 75 are closed following a wreck involving a Henry County police officer and a tractor trailer. The wreck occurred at mile marker 207, and the Georgia State Patrol is on scene. According to Maj. Dwayne Jones, of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office, the police officer did […]
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Two Griffin men killed in early morning wreck
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: An early morning single-vehicle wreck in western Spalding County Tuesday morning claimed the lives of two young men – William Sliger, age 19, and Austin Dakotah Garner, age 20, both of Griffin. Trooper Ashley Williams, of the Georgia State Patrol-Griffin Post, said the wreck involved a 1999 Chevrolet Corvette and occurred […]
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Thomaston woman killed Sunday in Pike County wreck
STAFF REPORT ::: A Thomaston woman was killed Sunday in a single vehicle wreck in Pike County. The Pike County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) responded to the wreck at 1 p.m., but officials believe the wreck occurred many hours earlier. Authorities say the Toyota Four-runner driven by 22-year-old Tara Corley Hollingsworth left the roadway and struck […]
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Zebulon man killed in Friday morning wreck
STAFF REPORT ::: A Zebulon man was killed Friday morning in a two-vehicle wreck on Highway 19. According to a press release issued by the Pike County Sheriff’s Office, the wreck occurred at 11:46 at the intersection of Highway 19 and Gresham Road. Authorities say a Chevrolet pickup truck was traveling westbound on Gresham Road […]
Filed Under: Top Stories Tagged With: Adrian Hampton, deceased, fatality, Pike County, Pike County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Jimmy Thomas, wreck, Zebulon
GSP: Two Friday night wrecks, one fatal, caused by alcohol
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Officials say two Friday night wrecks – including one that took the life of a Henry County man – were caused by alcohol. According to Sgt. 1st Class K.J. Searcy, the Georgia State Patrol-Griffin Post commander, both wrecks occurred about an hour apart. The first was on North Expressway in the […]
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Fatal wreck on North Expressway under investigation
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A wreck in the vicinity of Minter Road and North Expressway has resulted in at least one fatality. According to Capt. Dwayne Jones, the investigation is active and ongoing. The public is asked to avoid this area if possible, and to anticipate delays if not. The GRIP will report additional information […]
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The GRIP 