UPDATE: Monday, August 19, 2024 @ 8:15 a.m.
Limited details are being released behind reports of weekend crashes in Lumpkin County, but Georgia State Patrol (GSP) officials have confirmed one person has died from an overturned ATV crash at Iron Mountain Resort, with the driver facing charges.
GSP officials responded to the Iron Mountain Resort on Saturday, August 17 after 4:20 p.m. to a report of an overturned vehicle wreck. Upon arrival, investigators determined that a side-by-side carrying multiple occupants was doing donuts when it began to overturn. An occupant was ejected from the vehicle and crushed underneath.
A GSP release adds that a short time later, the driver fled the initial crash site, was identified by witnesses, and located within the resort property a short time later. The driver was taken into Lumpkin County Sheriff's Office custody.
Meanwhile, Lumpkin County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard's social media page posted on Sunday evening that there were two people killed and a third person seriously injured over the weekend from the Iron Mountain area. No further details have been released by law enforcement behind the other incidents, except that Sheriff Jarrard asks the public to pray for all involved.
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Details are currently limited, but reports from Lumpkin County indicate that two people have died from RTV related accidents over the past weekend.
Social media posts from Lumpkin County Sheriff's Office say the incidents occurred over the weekend, with no indications if outside factors were involved.
Sheriff Stacy Jarrard posted the following statement on Sunday, August 18:
"There were three accidents this weekend at Iron Mountain that took the lives of two individuals and the third individual was transported with serious injuries. Georgia State Patrol worked the accidents and charges were filed for the drivers. Please pray for all involved.
No word from Georgia State Patrol officials has been released as of last update, as their investigations continue today.
