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Fatal Car Crash

Canton, Cherokee County, Ga. February 3, 2006  At approximately 3:00 pm, a bread truck traveling on Cumming Highway near Old Orange Mill Road left the road and crashed into a tree. The driver of the truck, Michael Akin, 36 years of age of Bowdon, Ga died at the scene of the crash. The passenger of the vehicle also from Bowdon, Ga sustained serious injuries and was air-ambulanced to Grady Memorial Hospital.

The Cherokee Sheriff’s Office Traffic Enforcement Unit is investigating the crash.


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