A tragic incident unfolded in DeKalb County following the discovery of a 17-year-old boy who succumbed to injuries from a motorcycle crash. As reported by FOX 5 Atlanta, the teen's body was found at around 1:40 p.m. yesterday near N. Indian Creek Drive and Indian Creek Way, though police believe the accident actually took place on the previous Saturday.
Details surrounding the events leading up to the crash remain sparse. While DeKalb police have established that the motorcycle was the only vehicle involved in the crash, they have not disclosed the time last Saturday when the incident occurred, nor the name of the victim, as purported by the same source. The body was only discovered days after the crash, obscured near the woods line.
Further information provided by 11Alive notes that the teen was driving his motorcycle last Saturday, when he met with the fatal crash. Investigators continue to work on the case, piecing together the timeline and examining the circumstances that led to the untimely death of the young individual. DeKalb police are urging anyone with information related to the crash to come forward as they continue their investigations into the exact causes of the accident.
