Alabama man ejected from truck, killed in Coweta County crash

The man ran off the road near Ashley Woods Drive and overturned several times.

The man ran off the road near Ashley Woods Drive and overturned several times.

An Alabama man was thrown from his pickup truck and killed early Monday during a rollover crash in Coweta County, authorities said.

Investigators believe a combination of driving under the influence of alcohol and not wearing a seat belt contributed to the man’s death.

State troopers responded to the single-vehicle crash on Ga. 16 shortly after 1:30 a.m., the Georgia State Patrol said in a statement. According to investigators, 26-year-old Johnathan Pethel of Anniston, Alabama, was traveling north in a Dodge Ram 1500 when he ran off the road near Ashley Woods Drive and overturned several times.

“The driver was not wearing a seat belt and was partially ejected from the vehicle,” the GSP said in a statement. “The reason the vehicle left the roadway is still under investigation.”

Pethel’s passenger, 24-year-old Christopher Powell of Newnan, was injured in the wreck, authorities said. An update on his condition wasn’t immediately available Thursday afternoon.

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