HART COUNTY, Ga. — What began as a missing person report early Friday morning turned into a fatal ATV crash investigation in Hart County, according to authorities.
The Georgia State Patrol identified the driver Saturday as 33-year-old Ryan Gregory Large, a Hart County resident.
Deputies with the Hart County Sheriff’s Office were first called just after midnight Friday, Dec. 19, to Jud Cole Road after family members reported that Large had left the residence several hours earlier on a four-wheeler and had not returned. While searching for him, deputies located an overturned ATV on Bailey’s Garage Road behind Flat Shoals Church, west of Hartwell. They found Large’s body on the ground beside the vehicle.
Driver thrown from 4-wheeler
State troopers responded to the scene at approximately 1:26 a.m. on Dec. 19 to assist with the crash investigation. According to their preliminary findings, Large was driving a 2000 Honda FourTrax east on Bailey’s Garage Road when he lost control. The ATV left the north shoulder of the roadway and overturned multiple times.
Large was ejected from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the family during this difficult time,” said Hart County Sheriff Chris Carroll.
