Toccoa man killed when car crashes into tree

fatal accident

A single-vehicle wreck claimed the life of a 40-year-old Toccoa man Friday afternoon. He’s been identified as Rory J. Winsor.

The wreck happened around 2 p.m. on Prather Bridge Road/SR 184, just past Camp Mikell Road.

State troopers say Winsor was driving a Honda CR-V south on Prather Bridge when it ran off the right shoulder of the road. The vehicle traveled 375 feet and then struck a tree.

Winsor was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, according to troopers.

“Drugs and alcohol were suspected factors in this crash,” says Georgia State Patrol Post 7 Commander SFC Donnie Saddler.

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