From The Tribune staff reports
CHEROKEE COUNTY — A single-vehicle crash fatally injured a Folkston, Georgia, man on Saturday, July 16, at approximately 9:20 p.m.
Both were transported by helicopter to UAB Hospital for treatment. On Sunday, July 17, Owens succumbed to his injuries while at the hospital.
The driver of the 2005 Chevy Malibu, Elizabeth Renea Brogdon, 37, of Piedmont, was not injured.
The crash occurred on Cherokee County 19 near Cherokee County 6, approximately nine miles north of Piedmont, in Cherokee County.
Nothing further is available as Troopers with the ALEA Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.