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Truck Sideswipes Motorcycle; 2 Dead

Victims Identified As Ty Woods, April Lynthlin

POSTED: 8:32 am EDT July 8, 2009

State troopers said two people from Dalton were killed when the motorcycle they were riding was sideswiped by a pickup truck near Chatsworth.

The Georgia State Patrol identified the victims as Ty Woods, 39, and April Lynthlin, 29, who authorities said was in the latter stages of pregnancy.

The crash happened Sunday night on Highway 225 south in Murray County.

Authorities said a Ford Ranger driven by David Sloane, 55, of Dalton, crossed the center line and hit the motorcycle. An investigation was done by the Georgia State Patrol's Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team.

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