A Gilmer County man was killed when his pickup truck overturned in Cherry Log.
Melvin E. Lopez Lopez, 19, of Ellijay, was driving his 1998 Toyota Tacoma southbound on Hwy. 515 near Rock Creek Road Aug. 7, around 1:52 p.m. when he went off the right side of the road, according to a report from the Georgia State Patrol.
As he corrected the vehicle, it began to rotate counter-clockwise, according to the report, and headed toward the median.
When the vehicle reached the median of the divided highway, it turned over several times, crossing both northbound lanes and coming to rest on all four wheels at the start of a private drive.