Update published on July 29, 2025 @ 5:45 a.m.:
The Georgia State Patrol (GSP) has given an update on the names of the victims involved in the fatal Sunday night rollover accident.
According to GSP the two involved in the crash were driver 62-year-old Michael Ray Wallen of Toccoa, died from injuries sustained in the wreck, while his passenger, 68-year-old Pamela Ann Mccaughey of Toccoa, was taken to a nearby hospital for her injuries.
The exact cause for the rollover crash has not been released, as the case remains under investigation.
Original story published on July 28, 2025 @ 6:06 a.m.:
A late evening rollover crash in Stephens County Sunday claims the life of one person, and leaves another with injuries.
Social media for Stephens County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) posted on Sunday night that Oak Valley Road near Abbey Lane was blocked late Sunday following a single-car rollover accident, with one person deceased, and a second person transported to a nearby hospital for their injuries from the wreck.
The road was reopened shortly after midnight, according to the SCSO post, while cause for the crash is now under Georgia State Patrol investigation. No further details behind the incident have been released, as of the time of this publication.
The SCSO post also indicated that the names of the victims have not been released unitl the next of kin have been notified.