On Wednesday, a man from Chattooga County died in a two-vehicle crash in Cherokee County, Alabama, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA). Gerone L. Evans, 58, from Summerville, Georgia, was driving a 1994 Nissan pickup when it was hit by a 2023 Nissan Altima. The accident happened on Alabama Highway 35 near the seven-mile marker, about three miles north of Gaylesville. Preliminary reports indicate that Evans was not wearing a seatbelt, which led to him being thrown from the vehicle as it overturned. He was taken to Floyd Medical Center in Rome, Georgia, where he was pronounced dead. The driver and two passengers in the Altima were also injured, along with two young children who were taken to a nearby hospital. ALEA’s Highway Patrol Division is investigating the crash.