Georgia man dies in single-vehicle crash in Cherokee County

A Folkston, Georgia, man died Sunday from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash Saturday in Cherokee County, according to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency state troopers.

Lauren Kenneth Owens, 39, and another passenger in a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu were injured when the car left the road and hit a tree and a culvert. Both were flown to UAB Hospital, where Owens succumbed to his injuries. Driver Elizabeth Renea Brogdon, 37, of Piedmont, was not injured in the crash.

The crash occurred at about 9:20 p.m. Saturday on Cherokee County Road 19 near Cherokee County Road 6, about 9 miles north of Piedmont.

Trooper continue to investigate the crash.

This article originally appeared on The Gadsden Times: Georgia man dies after one-car crash in Cherokee County