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Patient Ejected From Ambulance After Wreck; Bicyclist Killed in Hit-and-Run
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Patient Ejected From Ambulance In I-575 Accident - Holly Springs-Hickory Flat Patch
A patient and two medics riding in an AmeriMed Emergency Medical Services ambulance was injured in a roll-over accident early Sunday morning in Canton.
According to a Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services press release, dispatchers received a call around 2 a.m. Sunday from the patient inside the ambulance notifying them of the accident, which occurred along Interstate 575 near Georgia Highway 140 at Exit 16. Visit Holly Springs-Hickory Flat Patch for more on this story.
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Bicyclist Killed in Hit-and-Run Accident in Marietta - Marietta Patch
The Marietta Police Department Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (S.T.E.P.) is investigating a fatal hit-and-run accident.
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The accident occurred at 7:43 p.m. Sunday on Powder Springs Street, according to Marietta Police.
A 55-year-old male was riding a bicycle on Powder Springs Street near Natchez Trace when he was struck by what witnesses describe as a black SUV, Police said. Visit Marietta Patch for more.
Authorities Searching for Missing 17-Year-Old - Oconee Patch
The Oconee County Sheriff's Office is searching for 17-year-old Joshua Stuart, identified as a missing person in a Nixle alert sent Sunday night.
Joshua has brown eyes and brown hair, according to the advisory, and was wearing jeans and a yellow striped polo shirt. He was last seen driving a silver 2012 Honda Civic with Georgia tag BSJ 8391.
Joshua may be in nearby Jackson County or Madison County, the message stated. Visit Oconee Patch for additional details and updates.
- Woodstock-Towne Lake Patch
Worshipers at a Woodstock church arrived on Sunday morning eager to participate in an Easter service.
However, what they found was locked doors and, according to WSBTV, the man at the center of a longstanding dispute with the congregation was the perpetrator.
More than 20 members of the church told a WSB reporter that Willard Hambrick allegedly locked them out of the church and told them he would have them arrested if they set foot onto the church's property. Find more on this story on Woodstock-Towne Lake Patch.