A couple died in a motorcycle crash on Ga. 101 on Saturday night, according to accident reports out of Georgia.
The Georgia State Patrol identified the victims as 31-year-old Dallas resident Danielle Carteaux and 32-year-old Patrick McCloud of Temple.
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They were killed after their bike was rear-ended and pushed into oncoming traffic.
Deputies said the accident happened shortly before 9 p.m. near Union Community and the Carroll County line.
Preliminary investigations suggested that Villa Rica resident Allynda Jackson was heading south when she struck the Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
The bike had stopped and was attempting to make a left turn onto Harmony Road, the crash report stated.
The impact shoved the Harley-Davidson into the lane of a Honda Shadow motorcycle that was going north.
The Honda was driven by Aren Roland of Roopville.
Roland and Jackson did not receive serious injuries and up to Tuesday afternoon, neither of them was facing charges. The accident remains under investigation.
McCloud’s friends started a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds for his two children.
Fifteen people died on Georgia’s roads over the long weekend, accident reports show.
Motorcycles were involved in many of the crashes, but investigators said other drivers seemed to be at fault.
Some of the fatal crashes may result in wrongful death claims.
Troopers responded to 317 crashes over this year’s Memorial Day weekend compared to 396 last year, State Patrol revealed on Tuesday.
There were 188 reports of injuries and 317 people were arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.
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