Northeast Georgia ATV accident claims life of North Carolina man

ELBERTON – A North Carolina man has died from injuries sustained in an ATV accident in Elberton before Christmas, Elbert County Coroner Chuck Almond said.

Richard Scott Hudson, 45, of Arden, North Carolina, was involved in a single-vehicle accident on the afternoon of Dec. 20 near River Road and Sam Tate Road. Emergency services transported Hudson to the hospital in critical condition. Almond said he died Christmas Eve.

The Elbert County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the accident.