A routine drive turned deadly Saturday evening when a pickup truck veered off Matt Highway, claiming three lives.
What’s happening: A 2014 Ram 5500 traveling eastbound on Matt Highway failed to navigate a left-hand curve near Rose Creek Drive around 5:28 p.m. on September 27, according to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office. The truck left the roadway before striking a tree and fence.
The driver, 36-year-old Jose Alvarado Macario, and two rear passengers—24-year-old Abraham Vargas Vargas and 18-year-old Alberto Rios-Pintoja—were pronounced dead at the scene, authorities report. The front passenger survived with injuries and was transported to a local hospital.
The sources: Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office.
B.T. Clark
B.T. Clark is an award-winning journalist and the Publisher of The Georgia Sun. He has 25 years of experience in journalism and served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta for 15 years and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc. for 8 years. His work has appeared in several newspapers throughout the state including Neighbor Newspapers, The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal. He is a Georgia native and a fifth-generation Georgian.
