Friday, April 5, 2013
Autopsy and toxicology results of a woman whose body was found following a house fire in north Forsyth County are still pending.
UPDATE: 4-5-13, 10:32 p.m. Cumming Patch has learned that the autopsy and toxicology results for Elise Jeanette Chrisley, the woman whose body was found following a house fire early Sunday morning, are still pending. "We have been advised to expect three weeks to a month before we get any reply," said Division Chief Jason Shivers of the Forsyth County Fire Department. "Also, the cause and original investigation is still underway and our investigators are not yet prepared to offer any comment." Original Article: Firefighters responding to a house fire early Sunday morning found a woman's body inside the residence, according to authorities. Division Chief Jason Shivers of the Forsyth County Fire Department said fire crews were …
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Michele Keller Chesnut worked for Walmart Pharmacy for more than 23 years and had worked for Goodson Drugs in downtown Cumming.
A 53-year-old woman from Cumming was struck and killed on her bicycle Friday afternoon while cycling on State Route 11 in north Georgia, authorities said. Michele Keller Chesnut, who was riding southbound on State Route 11, was struck head-on by a 2001 Ford Explorer driven by Lemrae Dana Winkler, 40, of Sautee Nacoochee, Ga. Robin Stone of the Georgia State Patrol (Post 37) said the collision happened around 4:21 p.m. after Winkler was traveling north on State Route 11 in her SUV. While she was negotiating a curve to the right, her vehicle crossed the centerline, went off to the west shoulder, then back onto the roadway striking Chestnut on her bicycle. Chestnut was killed on impact. After impact with the bicycle, Winkler's SUV travelled …
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Forsyth County was first called to the scene, but first responders realized the location was in Alpharetta, so the city got the call.
Update: 2-28-13, 8:52 a.m. A construction worker died in an accident at McGinnis Ferry Road and Windward Concourse early Wednesday afternoon, according to the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety. Manuel Aguirre, 49, of Duluth, was run over by a backhoe at around noon on Feb. 27. He was dead on the scene, said George Gordon, spokesman for the Department of Public Safety. The victim was working for B&H Construction Co., a subcontractor on a Fulton County water project. The company was laying water lines. Forsyth County was first called to the scene, but first responders realized the location was in Alpharetta, so the city got the call. "So we are handling the investigation," Gordon said. He said OSHA also responded to the scene. Gordon …
Friday, December 14, 2012
A fatal car accident Monday afternoon claims the life of a North Forsyth High School student and injures four others.
UPDATE: 12-14-12, 5 p.m. (donations and comment from HSFC) UPDATE: 12-12-12, 12:10 a.m. (funeral for Kyle Robins) Funeral services for Kyle Alan Robins, who turned 17 on Nov. 21, will be held on Friday, Dec. 14, at 5 p.m. at Mountain Lake Church in Cumming, according to his obituary. A private family burial will be held at a later date. The family has asked in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Humane Society of Forsyth County (HSFC). To send a check by mail: Humane Society of Forsyth County P. O. Box 337 Cumming, GA 30028 or donate online: www.forsythpets.org/donate. "We are already beginning to receive donations," said Sandra Haynes, spokesperson with HSFC in an e-mail to Cumming Patch. "Please express our sadness over this …
Monday, November 19, 2012
A 43-year-old Cumming man was pronounced dead at the scene following a crash with a tractor-trailer.
A 43-year-old man from Cumming died Friday morning after being struck by a tractor-trailer on Highway 369 in west Forsyth County. Peter Trione, who was driving a 2007 black Ford F150 truck, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Investigator Ron Tomblin of the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office. The press release stated that Trione was heading eastbound on Highway 369 near the intersection of Hubert Martin Road when he left the roadway for an unknown reason. When he returned back onto the roadway, he went across the road into the westbound lane and was struck by a tractor-trailer on the passenger side of the Ford truck. Trione’s vehicle was then pushed down the roadway and into the driveway of a home located at 4415 Matt Highway. …
D T Smith
3:54 pm on Wednesday, March 20, 2013
She was a very good hearted person and it is sad that she was taken from us, but her good works in this life will follow her in the next. more ›