Clarke County Democrat

Man dies in wreck on 4-wheeler Sunday in Perry’s Chapel


A four-wheeler accident Sunday afternoon was fatal for a Perry’s Chapel community resident. A second, separate four-wheeler accident later that same evening injured a 15-year-old.

Roland “Dick” Pruitt, 63, died when the vehicle rolled over with him on it as he was riding up a hill from his fish pond to his home, said Clarke County Coroner Mitchell Finney.

The hill had washed a little causing the four-wheeler to overturn, Finney said.

The accident happened about 3:30 or 4 p.m.

Later that same evening, teens were riding fourwheelers in the Salitpa area when one overturned on Highway 69 in the middle of the small community.

A 15-year-old was airlifted to Mobile with head injuries, Finney said. A second person was also injured but not as seriously.

The names of the youths were not available.

Finney said the teens said they hit a deer.

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