Elbert County Authorities Investigate Motorcycle Fatality

By David Stephens, WSGC Radio, Elberton

In Elbert County, authorities are investigating a fatal wreck involving a motorcycle.

It happened early Sunday morning just before 3 a.m.

49-year-old Calvin Fortson of  Wilcox Heights in Elberton was traveling on State Route 77 South when he hit some objects in the road and lost control and hit a tree.

Elbert County Coroner Chuck Almond said Fortson died at the scene.  No other vehicles were involved.

The accident  remains under investigation by the Georgia State Patrol in conjunction with the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office.