From Tribune staff reports
BLOUNT COUNTY — A crash that occurred, which involved a single-vehicle and a pedestrian, at approximately 8:55 p.m. Saturday, June 29, has claimed the life of an Oneonta man, according to Senior Trooper Vu Quang of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.
“Gary L. Wilkerson, 67, was fatally injured when he was struck by the 2017 Toyota Camry driven by Matthew W. Dempsey, 52, of Oneonta,” Quang said. “Wilkerson, who was initially operating a 2004 Harley-Davidson Road King, collided with an animal in the roadway and was thrown from the motorcycle into oncoming lanes. Wilkerson was pronounced deceased at the scene.”
The crash occurred on Blount County 12, approximately eight miles south of Oneonta, in Blount County.
No further information is available as troopers with the ALEA Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.
