Tag: accident
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UPDATE: Coach Morse out of surgery, family asks for continued prayers over next several days
A Cedartown High School coach is in recovery this morning following a night spent repairing skull damage caused by an accidental throw of a discus on Tuesday afternoon. Coach Stuart Morse remains in recovery and on a ventilator this morning after he went through surgery overnight to repair skull fractures caused by the discus. (adsbygoogle…
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UPDATE: Man jailed in Sunday hit-and-run charged with vehicular homicide, DUI
Barry Ford died of injuries after being struck by Ford Ranger Note: This story has been updated to fix an error. – KtE A Cedartown-area man was jailed and remains facing vehicular homicide and other charges, and another is dead after a hit-and-run incident early Sunday morning. Polk County Coroner Norman Smith reported this morning…
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Romeo, a 20-year-old Proud Cut gelding pony was shot in recent days and died in a suspected hunting accident. (Contributed by Melissa Wright) Beloved family pony Romeo shot and killed in a suspected hunting accident
A local family is hoping that someone will come forward with additional information about the death of their beloved pony Romeo, who was shot and killed in a suspected hunting incident on their land in Polk County. Melissa Wright shared this story on her Facebook and later provided additional details about their pony who died…
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UPDATE: Fatality reported in wreck on Highway 278 this evening
Update 11/11/20 8:42 a.m.: The Georgia State Patrol provided additional details on the death of a Rockmart man in a wreck on Tuesday evening on Highway 278. According to information from their yet-completed report, the collision between the 2005 Cadillac CTS that was being driven by Elwin Clyde Tillery, 75, of a Rockmart address, began…
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Man injured in tractor accident on Knight Road
A yet unnamed man is being airlifted for further treatment with serious injuries after he was run over by a tractor. A law enforcement source familiar with the incident said that an older gentleman was driving a tractor on Knight Road and fell off, then was run over in what was described as a freak…
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Wreck, bicycle accident responsible for Sunday deaths
Polk County Public Safety personnel had a very busy weekend which came to a tragic point on Sunday. Polk County 911 received a call to a bicycle accident on the Silver Comet Trail near its intersection with Clarkwood Road in Rockmart around 09:49 a.m. James Howard Adylette, age 53, of a Douglasville address, struck his…