A motorcycle crash in Athens claimed the life of a 23-year-old man. Police say the man was thrown from his motorcycle after crashing into a trailer being towed by a pickup truck. He is the second person to die on Athens area roads in three days.
This most recent fatal crash happened around 6:36 p.m. on March 1 at College Station Road and University Circle, just south of the downtown district.
According to Athens-Clarke County police, the initial investigation indicates that a Ford F250 towing a landscape trailer was in the process of turning onto University Circle. The motorcycle was traveling south on College Station Road when it collided with the trailer. The motorcycle operator was ejected from the bike and died as a result of his injuries. Officials are withholding his name pending notification of next of kin.
This is the third fatal motor vehicle crash in Athens-Clarke County this year.
