ACCPD identifies Jackson Co teen killed in Athens crash

Fatal wreck happened last weekend

We have this morning the name of the Jackson County teenager killed in a motorcycle accident that happened last weekend in Athens. Athens-Clarke County Police say Christian Williams was 19 years old, from Nicholson. He wrecked his motorcycle on Atlanta Highway in Athens. An Athens-Clarke County Police investigation is ongoing.

Williams is the fifth person to die in an Athens traffic crash so far this year.

From the ACCPD…

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Officer First Class Tilley at 762-400-7355 or via email at dustin.tilley@accgov.com.

On April 30, 2022, at approximately 1:45PM, the Athens-Clarke County Police Department responded to the 4300 block of Atlanta Highway for a crash involving a motorcycle and a SUV. Initial investigation indicates that a 2007 Kawasaki motorcycle that was traveling eastbound on Atlanta Highway, collided with a 2014 Honda CRV that was attempting to turn left into Sam’s Club from westbound Atlanta Highway. The driver of the motorcycle, Christian Williams, 19, of Nicholson, GA, was transported to a local hospital by EMS where he died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash. The crash investigation is ongoing.

This is the fifth fatal motor vehicle crash of 2022 in Athens-Clarke Count