A 23-year-old Hiawassee man died Tuesday morning when his truck left the road and struck a tree on Ga. 288 (Sunnyside Road) in Towns County.
The Georgia State Patrol said Trenton Wayne Whidden’s 1998 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck was traveling east on Ga. 288 near Gibson Hill when the driver failed to maintain lane, crossed the centerline, left the road and traveled down an embankment.
The truck struck a standing tree, resulting in a fatal injury to Whidden, who was not wearing a seatbelt.
GSP said alcohol and drugs are not suspected factors in the crash that was reported shortly before 8 a.m.
