A Hiawassee man was killed late Monday morning in a single-vehicle crash in Rabun County.
Around 11 a.m. Monday, Troopers with Georgia State Patrol Post 7 in Toccoa were asked to investigate an accident on State Route 76 near Turkey Gap Road west of Clayton. They arrived to find a 2000 Nissan Frontier pickup truck overturned down an embankment. Officers determined the truck ran off the roadway’s north shoulder before crashing.
“The driver wasn’t seat belted during the crash and was ejected from the vehicle,” says GSP Post 7 Commander Donnie Sadler. He says the driver’s ID listed him as 54-year-old Randolph Lee Franklin. The Rabun County Deputy Coroner pronounced Franklin dead at the scene.
“It was also discovered that Mr. Franklin had a large amount of what appeared to be methamphetamine and scales in his front pocket, along with pipes,” says Sadler.
At this time, no charges are pending or expected.
