COWARTS: Houston County 911 dispatched deputies to Glenn Lawrence Road. The petson reporting could hear someone screaming “help me”.
Houston County Sheriff Deputies arrived and slowly patrolled the area and walked the area. The person was located.
Ashford Rescue and Cowarts Volunteer Fire were dispatched. At this time the exact location is unknown, other than the area of Glenn Lawrence Road near Mills Street.
Emergency units are on scene treating medically and determining exactly what they have.
UPDATED @ 9:32 PM.
This was a accident involving a motorcycle. Reported to be a dirt bike.
There were two dirt bikes riding on a dirt road in area of Jordan and Mills Street. One of the drivers crashed. The other driver started rendering medical assistance performing CPR. While performing CPR he was screaming for help. Nearby residents heard someone screaming for help and called 911.
Deputies arrived and quickly spread out, locating the emergency. Ashford Rescue and Cowarts Volunteer Fire responded. Emergency units continued CPR until Medical Control ordered it stopped.
ALEA-Troopers were dispatched to the scene. Houston County Coroner Robert Byrd was dispatched to the sof Mills Streetcene.
ALEA-Troopers are in charge of the investigation.
Some family members were on the scene. The victim’s name has not been released but is reported to be in late 40’s to 50’s.
UPDATED @ 11:38 AM SATURDAY
Houston County Coroner Robert Byrd has identifed the victim of the Friday night accident as Kenneth Preston II, age 55, of Mills Street in Cowarts.
