Motorcyclist killed in wreck near Lake Burton

fatal accident

A biker from Kentucky died in a near head-on collision in Rabun County on Tuesday. The crash killed 72-year-old Charles Moore, of Florence, Kentucky.

The Georgia State Patrol says Moore crossed the double yellow line in a curve, ran into the northbound lane, and struck an oncoming Toyota Tundra. The crash happened at noon on GA 197 near Joe Thompson Lane just north of Moccasin Creek State Park.

The Toyota driver, Paul Evan St. Martin, 64, of Clayton, was not injured in the crash. Both vehicles were disabled.

Troopers with Georgia State Patrol Post 7 in Toccoa investigated the crash.