An 82-year-old man was killed New Year’s Eve while attempting to cross S.R.211/Athens Street in Winder.
The victim, identified by Winder Police as Billy Edwards of Bethlehem, was struck just after 8 p.m. as he attempted to cross the roadway on his way to the New Year’s Eve Jug Drop festivities at the Barrow County Museum.
The event was just getting underway when Edwards stepped into the path of an oncoming vehicle.
Edwards was transported to Athens Regional Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead.
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