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Covington man killed in early-morning motorcycle accident
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Updated: Oct 27, 2009, 8:28 PM
Published: Oct 28, 2009, 1:17 PM

A Covington man was killed in an early-morning motorcycle and vehicle accident Tuesday in Conyers on the Sigman Road entrance way to Interstate 20.

The victim, 26-year-old Stephen Wurst, was traveling south on Sigman Road on motorcycle a little after 5 a.m. while a tan Toyota Camry, driven by Conyers resident Judith Lorier, headed north on Sigman Road, according to an incomplete Rockdale County  Sheriff's Office report.

As the Camry turned towards the on-ramp to the Interstate, it turned left in front of the motorcycle, "causing the driver to lay the motorcycle down."  The motorcycle slid one way and the motorcycle driver was thrown toward the entrance of the interstate and was struck and run over by the Camry.

The vicitm was declared deceased on the scene around 6:02 a.m. by the Rockdale County Deputy Coroner.

 
April 3 crash kills two young adults, injures third
Newton County Sheriff Car---WEB
Kate Verity
Published: Apr 4, 2025, 10:29 PM

NEWTON COUNTY — Around 10 a.m. on Thursday, a head-on collision on Highway 212 left two young adults dead and a third hospitalized.

Joe Navarro, 21, was driving the vehicle and Breanna Smith, 18, was in the passenger seat. Katie New, 20, sat between them.

According to the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, the vehicle lost control while going around a curve and crossed the centerline, where it collided head-on with a box truck. The crash report shows that their vehicle traveled another hundred feet after impact before coming to a stop. It spun, ended up facing the opposite direction on the shoulder of the opposite lane.

Navarro and Smith were pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. New was airlifted to Grady Hospital. Her current condition is not known. 

Navarro, Smith and New were not believed to be wearing seatbelts when the collision occurred.

The driver of the box truck was not reported to have suffered any injuries.

This is an ongoing story. The News will post updates as they are made available.