MT. AIRY -- An Alto man lost his life in a single-vehicle crash north of Mt. Airy early Sunday.
Habersham County Coroner Kasey McEntire identified the man as Marcos Jeronimo-Huaroco, 19, of Alto.
Jeronimo-Huaroco's 2007 Mercury Milan was traveling south on Dicks Hill Parkway while attempting to negotiate a left curve, said Trooper 1st Class Travis Sanders of Georgia State Patrol Post 7 in Toccoa.
"Vehicle 1 ran off the west shoulder of the roadway," Sgt. 1st Class Chad Johnson said. "Driver 1 over-corrected his steering and crossed over both travel lanes of Dicks Hill Parkway."
The vehicle then ran off the east shoulder of the roadway.
The front of the vehicle struck a tree, Johnson said.
Jeronimo-Huaroco "was found unrestrained in the front seat of the vehicle," Johnson said. "Driver 1 suffered mass trauma to his head, which resulted in a fatal injury."
He was pronounced dead at the scene, McEntire said.
