Athens-Clarke police hunt suspect in shooting of man walking along road
Athens-Clarke police are searching for a suspect and a motive in an apparent drive-by shooting Thursday that wounded an Athens man.
The shooting occurred about 3:30 p.m. along the 2400 block of Danielsville Road, police Lt. Shaun Barnett said.
The victim, who was shot at least twice, told police he was walking along the road when a car he could describe only as a gray sedan stopped and a person inside began shooting at him.
Police have no suspects and no evidence the victim provoked the shooting.
The victim, a 24-year-old Athens man, is expected to survive his wounds.
The Athens-Clarke County Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred in the 2400 block of Danielsville Road around 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, according to a Friday press release.
The victim was taken to the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds and is expected to survive, according to the release.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Det. Michael McCauley at 762-400-7061 or michael.mccauley@accgov.com.
Hull man struck by car in Athens a week ago remains hospitalized
A Hull man remained hospitalized in serious condition Monday with injuries he suffered when he was hit by a car while walking along a road in north Athens on April 5.
Dennie Shane Smith, 34, was transported to Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center after he was struck about 2:30 a.m. on Danielsville Road near the intersection of Hull Road, according to an Athens-Clarke police report.
Police said a 23-year-old Athens woman was driving south in a Honda Accord when she struck Smith, who appeared to be walking north in the southbound lanes of travel, the report said.
Cameras catching many drivers speeding through Athens-Clarke school zones
More than 1,000 motorists could have been surprised recently with costly speeding tickets for school zone violations had Athens-Clarke police been issuing citations instead of warnings last month.
School zone monitoring cameras have been installed at three elementary schools, and police began a 30-day warning period March 22 that ends April 26, at which time citations will be issued.
During the first week March 22-26 more than 1,200 violations were caught on camera, and 1,008 of those violators were mailed a warning, according to police Lt. Shaun Barnett.
“One week and we don’t even have the numbers for this week yet,” Barnett said Friday about the high number of violations.
Hart County man charged in Athens wreck that killed pregnant woman
A Hart County man was charged Wednesday with vehicular homicide and feticide by vehicle following a wreck almost two weeks ago in Athens that claimed the life of a woman and her unborn child.
Athens-Clarke police charged Clinton Jester, 37, of Anderson Highway, Hartwell, in the crash that killed passenger Alana Elise Barnes, 27, of Lavonia, who was 15 weeks pregnant.
Jester was not seriously injured in the wreck that occurred about 9:30 a.m. Jan. 16 on Danielsville Road near the Nowhere Road intersection, police said.
Jester is also charged with reckless driving, failing to obey a traffic control device, traveling too fast for conditions and driving while his license was suspended. He also faces a charge of possessing methamphetamine and a parole violation.