Published: 7/6/2022
A TEEN DIED AFTER HE WAS HIT BY A CAR IN ATHENS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT WHILE RIDING HIS BIKE. THE VICTIM HAS NOW BEEN IDENTIFIED AS ATHENS RESIDENT, JOSU VELAQUEZ, AGE 13. THE CRASH HAPPENED AT NEARLY MIDNIGHT ON JULY 5TH, ON HIGHWAY 72 JUST WEST OF HINES STREET. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD ON THE SCENE. THE DRIVER IS COOPERATING FULLY WITH THE INVESTIGATION.
