Motorcyclist dies after crashing into car, skidding into mail truck in Gwinnett
A motorcyclist died Wednesday night after a collision with a car caused him to skid into a mail truck, Gwinnett County officials said.
Austin Caldwell, 24, of Cumming, died of his injuries at a hospital, Gwinnett police spokesman Cpl. Collin Flynn said.
Caldwell was riding his motorcycle on Oakbrook Parkway just after 5 p.m., Flynn said. The man was in one of two turn lanes leading onto Indian Trail Lilburn Road.
Caldwell began making the turn and veered into the center-most turn lane, hitting a Toyota Camry in the process, according to a police report.
The impact sent the motorcycle skidding across the road until it smashed into a stopped mail truck, Flynn said.
Police are trying to determine if speed was a factor in the wreck.
An investigation is ongoing.
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