New York woman dies in motorcycle crash on I-75 in Houston County, officials say
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- A motorcyclist from New York died in a crash on I-75 in Houston County.
- She veered left from the middle lane and struck the median guardrail.
- Georgia State Patrol responded at 1:45 p.m.; victim died at the scene.
A female motorcyclist died Monday afternoon in a crash that caused “catastrophic injuries,” according to officials with the Georgia Department of Public Safety.
Georgia State Patrol troopers were dispatched around 1:45 p.m. to a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 75 near mile marker 135 on Monday, where Leslie Falco-Sullivan, 57, of Bloomingdale, New York, was traveling northbound, officials said. Houston County 911 told troopers that it was a fatality, according to officials with the Department of Public Safety.
Falco-Sullivan was driving her Harley-Davidson bike in the middle lane of the interstate when she suddenly veered to the left, crossed the left lane and entered the median, officials said. Falco-Sullivan and the bike struck the median’s guard rail, “which caused catastrophic injuries,” according to officials.
She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Houston County Coroner James Williams didn’t immeditaely provide more information.
This story was originally published May 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM.
