Funeral Director Killed, Job Fair for UGA Alums

May 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Area Funeral Director Dies in I-75 Crash in Emerson - Cartersville Patch

An Interstate 75 crash in Emerson on Thursday claimed the life of a Paulding County funeral director. For more on this story, visit Cartersville Patch.

Career Fair Coming to Duluth for UGA Alumni - Duluth Patch

The UGA Career Center is sponsoring the career fair, which takes place 11 a.m.-3 p.m., June 12 at the Gwinnett Center in Duluth. For more on this story, visit Duluth Patch.

East Cobb CVS Pharmacy Tech Arrested - East Cobb Patch

An East Cobb CVS Pharmacy technician has been arrested in connection with the alleged theft of 500 Hydrocodone pills from her job. For more on this story, visit East Cobb Patch.

Norcross Man Wanted in Forgery Scheme, Two Falcons Players Victims – Norcross Patch

Gwinnett County police are looking for Norcross man they say is responsible for forging checks in the names of a current and former Falcons player. For more on this story, visit Norcross Patch.

Thief Smashes Car Window at Park After Spotting Coach Purse – Gwinnett Patch

A purse left in a visible location inside a car resulted in a smashed window for a Dacula woman during a May 15 visit to Little

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Paulding funeral director killed in “freak” motorcycle crash

May 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment

A longtime Paulding County funeral director was killed Thursday in what investigators are calling a “freak accident” on I-75 in Bartow County.

The wreck happened about 1 p.m. on I-75 northbound near mile marker 287, in the city of Emerson.

Emerson police Chief Stan Bradley told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Jeff Eberhart, 58, was riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, on his way to Tennessee to go camping, and was pulling a small trailer behind the Harley.

“He was traveling in the right hand lane and a tractor-trailer passed him,” Bradley said.

The wind created by the truck caught the trailer Eberhart was pulling, and “the trailer began to sway and he lost control and overturned and began to roll,” Bradley said. “He tumbled with the motorcycle.”

“If you’ve ever been on the interstate and a truck’s passing you and you’ve felt the sway of your car, that’s exactly what happened,” Bradley said.

“Unfortunately, he was pulling a very lightweight trailer, and it was just a really freak accident,” Bradley said. “The wind shear hit just perfect on that trailer, and he lost control.”

Bradley said the truck didn’t make contact with Eberhart.

“There was no indication from our investigation that the truck was doing anything improper,” he said. “It

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One airlifted after motorcycle crash closes part of I-75

May 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment

One person was transported to an Atlanta hospital following a Thursday afternoon crash.

According to the Georgia State Patrol, a motorcycle towing a trailer was traveling northbound on Interstate 75 at the Etowah River just after 12:30 p.m. No information on the cause of the one-vehicle crash was available. Portions of the interstate was closed for about 1 1/2 hours.

The operator of the motorcycle was airlifted to Grady Memorial Hospital in serious condition.

Emerson Police Department worked the crash with GSP assisting in the reconstruction.

According to Emerson Police Chief Stan Bradley, the accident was caused by wind sheer. When a tractor-trailer passed the motorcycle, Bradley said, the turbulence created by the tractor-trailer caused the motorcyle’s trailer to shift and the rider lost control of the motorcycle.

Car break-ins reported blocks apart

Just weeks after Cartersville police warned residents of car break-ins, two more vehicles have been hit within blocks of each other.

According to the reports, a 2006 Chevy Tahoe at a Luckie Street address was targeted between 10 p.m. Tuesday and 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. The owner said the window was down and the doors locked when a thief took a $350 leaf blower from the vehicle. Nothing else was reported missing.

In a second incident,

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Area Funeral Director Dies in I-75 Crash in Emerson

May 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment

An Interstate 75 crash in Emerson on Thursday claimed the life of a Paulding County funeral director.

Jeff Eberhart, 58, was the manager, a licensed funeral director and an embalmer at Jeff Eberhart Funeral Home in nearby Dallas. Gene Penney, who works at the funeral home as an assistant, said Eberhart died about 4 p.m.

His Harley-Davidson, which was pulling a trailer, was the only vehicle involved in the 1 p.m. crash just outside Cartersville in Bartow County, Emerson Police Chief Stan Bradley told Patch.

He said a tractor-trailer also traveling north on I-75 apparently passed Eberhart’s motorcycle, and the resulting wind sheer caused the motorcycle to sway, according to witnesses. Authorities believe Eberhart lost control of the motorcycle as a result.

“That’s just speculation, but with a motorcycle, the margin of error is much smaller than with a car,” Bradley said, adding the motorcycle, which was traveling about 65 mph, overturned several times, crushing its driver.

Eberhart was airlifted to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, where he was pronounced deceased.

Bradley called it an “unfortunate accident” and said no other vehicles were at fault, although the tractor-trailer that passed Eberhart may have been traveling

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Tampa woman killed in I-75 crash in Pasco

May 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment

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Female pedestrian hit, killed by car on I-75

A 22-year-old Tampa woman was killed when she was hit by a vehicle on Interstate 75 Thursday.

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Kerry Rose Ruiz was pronounced dead at the scene midway between State Road 52 and SR 54 about 3:25 p.m., Florida Highway Patrol troopers reported. Troopers said Ruiz had parked at the side of the interstate when she ran into the path of a northbound vehicle, which hit her.

Troopers said no charges will be filed against the driver, Sarmad Joseph Jamil, 36, of Gilbert, Ariz.

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Authorities looking for vehicle that triggered chain of events leading to crash

May 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Ohio Highway Patrol troopers are looking for a vehicle that possibly triggered the chain of events that led to a bus and car collision on I-75 in which 26 people were injured.

A bus carrying 30 Toledo workers from McComb, Ohio, bakery to Toledo collided with a car at about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday on I-75 south of Bowling Green, closing northbound lanes for two hours, according to troopers. Troopers said Wednesday that they were looking for a third vehicle that caused the crash by making an improper lane change.

Nineteen passengers on the bus were injured, including one rider, Marquan Williams, 18, who was airlifted to Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, the patrol said. Another bus passenger, Allen Harkins, 22, was taken by an ambulance to St. Vincent. A hospital spokesman said she had no information about patients by those names.

All seven people in the car — including an infant, a toddler, and a 5-year-old — suffered minor injuries, according to the patrol.

Troopers said the bus, driven by Isaac Starks, 49, of Toledo, was northbound on I-75 following a car driven by Sara Lipkins, 26. The Lipkins car slowed for traffic ahead and was struck by the bus.

Injured in the Lipkins car

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Paulding Funeral Director Dies

May 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Updated 9 p.m.

Emerson Police Chief Stan Bradley called the Interstate 75 crash that claimed the life of Jeff Eberhart, 58, an “unfortunate accident.”

Eberhart’s Harley-Davidson, which was pulling a trailer, was the only vehicle involved in the 1 p.m. incident just outside Cartersville in Bartow County, Bradley told Patch.

He said a tractor-trailer also traveling north on I-75 passed Eberhart’s motorcycle, and the resulting wind sheer caused the motorcycle to sway, according to witnesses. Authorities believe Eberhart lost control of the motorcycle as a result.

“That’s just speculation, but with a motorcycle, the margin of error is much smaller than with a car,” Bradley said, adding the motorcycle, which was traveling about 65 mph, overturned several times, crushing its driver.

Eberhart was airlifted to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, where he was pronounced deceased.

Bradley said investigators believe no other vehicles were at fault, although the tractor-trailer that passed Eberhart may have been traveling a few mph more than the speed limit. Police don’t expect to lodge charges in connection with the crash.

A combination of wind and driver error—Eberhart likely inaccurately

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Backlog continues on I-75, which has reopened after fatal crash in Pasco

May 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment

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Female pedestrian hit, killed by car on I-75

A 22-year-old Tampa woman was killed when she was hit by a vehicle on Interstate 75 Thursday.

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Kerry Rose Ruiz was pronounced dead at the scene midway between State Road 52 and SR 54 about 3:25 p.m., Florida Highway Patrol troopers reported. Troopers said Ruiz had parked at the side of the interstate when she ran into the path of a northbound vehicle, which hit her.

Troopers said no charges will be filed against the driver, Sarmad Joseph Jamil, 36, of Gilbert, Ariz.

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Gainesville woman injured in I-75 accident, FHP says

May 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Oqueria Eloise Crumedy, 26, was a passenger in a 1997 Toyota Camry being driven north by Marion Jovan Mayes at around 10:32 a.m., according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Mayes was in the center lane and was driving erratically at around mile marker 417, witnesses reported. The vehicle crossed into the median and struck a guardrail before spinning back onto the highway.

Crumedy was thrown from the car, after which she was struck by a 2012 Mazda driven by Charles Matthew Turner, 44, of McCalla, Ala.

Crumedy was lodged under the Mazda, and emergency responders had to raise the car to rescue her, the FHP said.

Mayes, 32, of Gainesville was taken to Lake City Medical Center in serious condition. Crumedy was airlifted to UF Health Shands Hospital. Mayes and Crumedy were not wearing seat belts, according to the report.

Neither Turner nor his three passengers were injured.

All three northbound lanes were closed for 45 minutes.

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Fatal Crash Closes I-75 Northbound in Pasco

May 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Update (6:40 p.m.):

Interstate 75 was re-opened at 6:20 p.m. Florida Highway Patrol is continuing to investigate the fatal crash.

Earlier:

Motorists heading north on Interstate 75 this afternoon might want to get off a little early if their route takes them near the State Road 54 exit.

A fatal crash in Pasco County has forced the closing of the northbound lanes this afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

An adult woman was struck by a northbound vehicle near milepost 282 around 3:30 p.m. today, May 23, Sgt. Steve Gaskins wrote in an email to media. The woman died at the scene of the crash.

There were no other injuries reported and the pedestrian’s name hasn’t been released at this time. Gaskins said the northbound lanes may be closed until 6 p.m.

Northbound drivers are being diverted off the interstate at State Road 54.

Stay with Patch for updates as they become available.

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