An 81-year-old woman died Monday evening after a sedan collided with a tractor-trailer on Cumming Highway in Cherokee County.
Just the facts: Bonnie Moore, of Canton, was pronounced dead at the scene after the crash near Soleil Parkway around 5:40 p.m., according to the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office.
• Moore was a passenger in a Lexus sedan that attempted to turn left into the Soleil subdivision.
• The tractor-trailer, traveling westbound, struck the vehicle.
• The sedan’s driver was transported to Kennestone Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
• The truck driver was uninjured.
• Authorities say neither speed nor impairment appears to be a factor.
The Details: Deputies say they believe the sedan’s driver failed to yield to the tractor-trailer during the turn. The crash remains under investigation, and no further details have been released.
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.
