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Antonio Wooten, 38, tragically passed away following a collision with a vehicle that entered the roadway near Spooner Drive, as reported by the Peach County coroner.

Coroner: Motorcyclist Dies in Sunday Collision on Highway 49 North Near Byron – 41NBC News

UPDATE: The Georgia State Patrol reports that the accident occurred at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. According to investigators, a Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling east on Highway 49 when it approached the intersection at Spooner Drive. Meanwhile, a Toyota Corolla was heading south on Spooner Drive and attempted a left turn onto Highway 49, entering the motorcycle’s path.

Troopers stated that the front of the Corolla struck the right side of the motorcycle. Wooten, from Alamo, was pronounced dead at the scene. The Corolla’s driver sustained minor injuries and was transported to a hospital.

ORIGINAL STORY:

BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A motorcycle crash on Highway 49 near Byron resulted in the death of a 38-year-old man on Sunday afternoon, according to Peach County Coroner Kerry Rooks.

Rooks identified the deceased as Antonio Wooten. He indicated that Wooten was traveling north when a vehicle entered the roadway near Spooner Drive, leading to the crash.

Wooten was pronounced dead at 2:05 p.m., Rooks confirmed.

41NBC has contacted the Georgia State Patrol (GSP) for further details.

The driver of the Harley Davidson has been identified as 40-year-old David Christopher Lewis from Warner Robins, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office.

UPDATE (4:10 p.m.) – The driver of the Harley Davidson has been named as 40-year-old David Christopher Lewis from Warner Robins by the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office.

ORIGINAL STORY:

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT-DT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is looking into a deadly traffic accident that occurred this morning on Hawkinsville Road, just north of the Allen Road intersection.

The accident was reported to the Macon-Bibb E-911 Center at 7:33 a.m. Authorities state that a Chevrolet Avalanche was making a left turn onto Hawkinsville Road from a gas station when it struck a Harley Davidson motorcycle traveling northbound. The driver of the Avalanche, a 42-year-old male from Macon, was taken to a medical facility and is currently stable, according to medical staff. The motorcyclist, a 40-year-old man from Warner Robins, was pronounced dead on the scene by Deputy Coroner Richard Robinson. His name has not been released at this time.

All lanes on Hawkinsville Road were temporarily closed from Houston Road to Allen Road during the investigation but have since reopened. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation into the fatal incident. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500.