Man killed in ATV wreck

Published 6:46 pm Monday, April 14, 2008

An Athens man was killed Saturday and another man was seriously injured in a separate wreck Sunday.

Cornelius Lamont Anderson, 34, of 2042 Luke St. was killed Saturday when the all-terrain vehicle he was riding left the road and struck a sign at 4:33 p.m., according to Athens Police Capt. Marty Bruce.

Bruce said Anderson “lost control of the ATV” as he was riding on West Strain Road.

“He left the roadway and struck a metal sign,” he said. “The impact threw Anderson into a tree.”

Anderson was taken by ambulance to Athens-Limestone Hospital and pronounced dead at 5:31 p.m., Bruce said.

Accident reports show Anderson was not wearing a helmet.

According to the Web site ATVsafety.gov, the total reported deaths in Alabama between 1982 and 2006 from ATV accidents was 174, although data collection for 2003-2006 remains incomplete.



Lester man injured in motorcycle crash



A Lester man remains in serious condition in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit of Huntsville Hospital after being injured early Sunday in a motorcycle wreck.

Michael Thomas, 39, wrecked his motorcycle at 1:05 a.m. Sunday on Alabama 99, 12 miles north of Athens, a state trooper said.

He was taken to Athens-Limestone Hospital and then transferred to Huntsville.

Thomas was wearing a helmet when he wrecked, the trooper said.