Posted: Monday, November 26th 2012 at 11:57pm

Stephens County ATV wreck claims a life

TOCCOA – The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office and Georgia State Patrol responded to a fatal all-terrain vehicle wreck Monday afternoon.

According to the Georgia State Patrol, the wreck occurred around 3:05 p.m. on Cannon Road and involved an all-terrain vehicle driven by Chris McCurry.

“McCurry lost control of the ATV in a curve, left the roadway, struck a ditch,” said GSP spokesman Gordy Wright. “The driver was ejected and then [was] hit by the ATV.”

Stephens County Fire Department and EMS personnel also responded.

Further details were not immediately available.

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