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PAGE 8A PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 5. 2020
515 crash sends two to hospital
By Angela Reinhardt
Staff Writer
areinhardt@piekensprogress.com
A crash on Highway 515
last week, Wednesday, Oct.
28, sent the drivers of two ve
hicles to the hospital for
treatment. One of those driv
ers sustained serious injuries.
According to Georgia
State Patrol Post #28 Com
mander Tim Nichols, at ap
proximately 5 p.m. Jason Lee
Turner, 48, Jasper, was at
tempting to cross Highway
515 from Green Valley Farm
Road on the northbound side
to Fairview Road on the
southbound side. Turner
failed to yield and his 1996
Mercury Marquis struck a
2009 Nissan 370Z driven by
Sherri Denise Daw-Brown,
55, Ellijay, in the northbound
lanes. The accident occurred
near Sackett’s Western Wear.
Daw-Brown was trans
ported to Northside Cherokee
Hospital with non-life threat
ening injuries. Turner was
transported to Kennestone
Hospital with serious, but
non-life-threatening injuries.
Passing motorists said the
vehicles suffered extensive
damage, and that they were
not sure how anyone could
survive such a serious crash.
Storm kills Cherokee County 22-year-old
Cherokee Sheriff
Press Release
Thursday morning at ap
proximately 5:45 a.m. Chero
kee Sheriff’s deputies
responded to the East Gate
Mobile Home Park at 6310
Bells Ferry Road, Ac worth
after it was reported a tree
had fallen on a mobile home
as storms passed through the
area.
Deputies arrived on the
scene and discovered a large
oak tree had fallen on lot 70.
Franklin Whyte, 22 of Ac-
worth, was discovered dead
inside the residence.
It appears Whyte was
lying in bed when the tree
struck the mobile home.
Three other adults and a child
who also lived in the resi
dence were unharmed.
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Drivers: Know how to avoid deer on roads
Watch out for deer on and
near roads during the fall sea
son. Why during fall? This
time of year is peak deer ac
tivity season, according to
the Georgia Department of
Natural Resources’ Wildlife
Resources Division.
“Motorists should be alert
and pay close attention to
roadsides as we are nearing
the annual peak time of year
for deer movement,” said
Charlie Killmaster, state deer
biologist with DNR’s
Wildlife Resources Division.
“Keep in mind that deer often
travel in groups, so if a deer
crosses the road ahead of you
there is a good chance that
another will follow. In many
cases, that second deer is the
one hit as the driver assumes
the danger has passed and
fails to slow down.”
There are two main rea
sons why drivers may see
more deer along roads in the
fall:
• Mating Season - Deer mat
ing season occurs between
October and late December,
depending on location. Male
deer go into “rut” and begin
actively searching for mates.
This behavior results in an in
crease in deer movement,
bringing them across road
ways.
• Time Changes - As we
begin to “fall back” for day
light savings time, our days
become shorter and nights
become longer. Rush hour for
most commuters tends to fall
during the same hours in
which white-tailed deer are
most active - dawn and dusk.
Following are some tips
and information to help avoid
potential collisions:
• Deer Are Unpredictable'.
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unpredictable. A deer calmly
standing on the side of a road
may bolt into or across the
road rather than away from it
when startled by a vehicle.
• One Deer Usually Means
More'. Always take caution
and slow down when a deer
crosses the road in front of
you. Deer usually travel in
groups, so it is likely that oth
ers will follow.
• Time of Day. As deer are
most active at dawn and
dusk, they are typically seen
along roads during the early
morning and late evening -
the same times most people
are commuting to and from
work.
• Time of Year. While deer-
car collisions can occur at
any time of year, the fall
breeding season is a peak
time for such accidents. Dur
ing the fall breeding season,
deer movement increases and
this often brings them in con
tact with roadways that cross
their natural habitats. Road
shoulders generally provide
beneficial food plants both
during extremely dry times
of the year and following a
long, hard winter. Deer are
attracted to these plants in
late-winter, early spring and
late summer. Georgia’s deer
rut map (http://georgiaw-
ildlife.com/rut-map) is an ex
cellent tool for motorists to
determine local peaks in deer
movement. Drivers should
be especially wary of deer
during these time periods.
• Minimize Damage: If it is
too late to avoid a collision,
drivers are advised to slow
down as much as possible to
minimize damage - resist the
urge to swerve to avoid the
deer, as this may cause fur
ther damage, sending drivers
off the road or causing a col
lision with another vehicle.
The Sheriff’s
Beat
From the Pickens
Sheriff’s Office
During this past week, the Pickens Sheriff’s Office responded to or
initiated 2,391 calls for service. These numbers are taken from the
report provided directly from the 911 Center where all calls are
logged as they are performed. Below
is a breakdown of all dis-
patched calls by the call type for each incident.
Accidents
37
Suicide Threats / Attempts
4
Domestics
32
Theft / Burglary Related
34
Forgery / Fraud
5
Traffic Stops
125
Citations Issued
0
Animal Investigations
34
Suspicious Persons/Activity
37
Alarm Calls
27
Stranded Motorists
18
Street Hazards
83
Vandalism
15
Abandoned Vehicles
6
Extra Patrol - neighborhoods, businesses, residences 1,415. In
addition to these, other calls include search warrants, civil service,
911 hang-up calls, assaults, disorderly persons, missing persons,
assistance with medical calls, natural death investigations, de
mented persons, funeral escorts, harassment, trespassing, and many
more.
Breakdown of Charges for those Arrested:
20 individuals were booked into the Adult Detention Center on
charges from the Pickens Sheriff’s Office. Out of these, the follow-
ing charges were taken by PSO deputies (note: some
individuals
have multiple charges):
Probation Violation
4
Bond Violation
5
Violation of Ga Controlled Substance Act (Drugs)
4
Simple Battery
2
Outstanding Warrant
4
Criminal Damage to Property
1
Driving with No License
1
Disorderly Conduct
1
Accountability Court Violation
1
Driving Under the Influence
1
In addition to the above
activity from the Uniform
Patrol Division, Court Serv
ice Deputies reported the fol
lowing statistics for the past
week:
Persons Scanned at
Front Door: 802
Weapons Found: 8
Courts Held: 10
Arrest Made in
the Courthouse: 0
Civil Papers Received : 47
Civil Papers Served: 53
In the Adult Detention
Center:
Total Jail population: 73
Total male inmates: 50
Total female inmates: 23
Sex Offenders:
There are currently 71 sex of
fenders registered with the
Pickens Sheriff’s Office.
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