Houston & Peach

Milledgeville man killed in Houston County motorcycle crash

A Milledgeville man was killed after his motorcycle collided with an oncoming pickup truck in Houston County about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Jeremy Cortez Wright, 27, was headed eastbound on Dunbar Road driving a 2008 Suzuki motorcycle when it crossed the center lane near General Lee Road and crashed into a 2001 Ford Ranger driven by a 41-year-old Byron man, according to a news release from the Houston County Sheriff’s Office.

Wright died at the scene. The crash is being investigated.

Anyone with information about the wreck is urged to call Houston County sheriff’s Cpl. Brett Sanders at 478-542-2080.

Laura Corley: 478-744-4334, @Lauraecor

This story was originally published June 14, 2017 at 1:59 PM with the headline "Milledgeville man killed in Houston County motorcycle crash."

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