A south Fayette

teen was injured Thursday afternoon when his four wheeler was struck by

a truck on Ga. Highway 92 South near the Flint General Store.

The victim,

identified by police as Steven Taylor, was in stable condition but was

taken to Grady Hospital in Atlanta as a precaution because of the type

of injury he suffered, said Assistant Chief Allen McCullough of the Fayette

County Department of Fire and Emergency Services.

Witnesses said

Taylor was traveling south on the highway when he pulled to the right

edge of the road as if to let other vehicles pass by, police said. As

the truck passed Taylor, the four-wheeler swerved into the path of the

truck, causing the collision, witnesses told police.

The driver

of the truck, Anthony Charles Calabro, 48, of Fayetteville, was not seriously

injured.

Traffic was

rerouted around the wreck scene through the store's parking lot while

Taylor was treated and deputies began investigating the crash.

Taylor was

not wearing a helmet at the time, officials said.

The crash is

being investigated by the Fayette County Sheriff's Department.

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