Crime & Safety
Car vs. Motorcycle Accident Leaves Man With Road Rash
The accident occurred around 11:15 a.m. Sunday afternoon in Woodstock.
A two-vehicle accident resulted in a man receiving minor injuries late Sunday morning in Woodstock.
A Honda motorcycle and a Mitsubishi Eclipse were driving southbound on Interstate 575 near Highway 92 around 11:15 a.m. when the motorcycle began to slow for traffic, said Georgia State Patrol Spokesman Gordy Wright.
Wright said the driver of the Eclipse, Lindsay Ann Brown, 22, of Ball Ground, hit the motorcycle in the rear, which caused its occupant, Michael Ray Perkins Jr., 35, of Ball Ground, to be thrown from the vehicle.
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Perkins then rolled onto the roof of the car and fell back onto the roadway, Gordy stated.
Wright said Perkins was transported to WellStar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta to be treated for road rash injuries.
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Brown, who was not injured, was charged with following too closely in the crash.
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