Crime & Public Safety
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Motorcyclist dies after crashing into guardrail

Brandon Auzenne, 36, died in a motorcycle crash Thursday afternoon.

Credit: Cherokee County Sheriff's Office

Credit: Cherokee County Sheriff's Office

Brandon Auzenne, 36, died in a motorcycle crash Thursday afternoon.
By Raisa Habersham
April 12, 2018

A man died Thursday afternoon in a motorcycle crash on the I-575 northbound ramp to Riverstone Parkway, the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

Brandon Auzenne, 36, of Ball Ground, was unable to negotiate a curve and struck a guardrail, Sgt. Marianne Kelley said.

He died at the scene.

Authorities are investigating the crash.

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