Highway 76 Long Creek crash kills the driver

A late Friday afternoon pickup truck accident at Long Creek took the life of a 39-year old Clayton, Georgia man.  Coroner Karl Addis said the victim was Alexander “Alex” Gardner, an unrestrained driver.  According to the state patrol, Gardner’s 2000 Ford pickup headed east on 76 near Thrift’s Ferry Road when it went off the right side of the two-lane highway and overturned.  The accident occurred around 4:45 pm.