One dead in motorcycle crash

DAHLONEGA - A motorcycle accident has taken the life of a Lumpkin County man.

37-year-old Shawn C. Rice of Dahlonega died in the Frogtown section of Lumpkin County on Saturday.

The motorcycle was reportedly the only vehicle involved.

With a number of fatal motorcycle crashes in northeast Georgia in recent months, next Sunday's Northeast Georgia This Week (at 7:35 a.m. on SPORTS RADIO 1240 THE TICKET and WDUN NEWS TALK 550, both owned by Accessnorthga.com's parent company, Jacobs Media)will take an in-depth look at how motorcycle riders can survive our busy roads and what others on the road can do to help make it safer for them.