Motorcycle crash victims identified by police
The Albany Police Department announced on Friday the arrests of two burglary suspects.
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ALBANY — Albany police have identified the two victims who died in a motorcycle accident on the 1400 block of W. Lincoln Ave. near midnight Friday.
Jeremy Lockhart, 33, and Michael Peterson, 51, died when they failed to navigate a curve in the roadway, the Albany Police Department said in an updated news release. Witnesses told officers the victims were unaware of the curve in the road, which resulted in the collision.
The incident was investigated by the APD Traffic Unit.
Albany Police Chief Michael Persley plans to hold a news conference Monday to talk about weekend incidents that included the shooting death of Anthony Mitchell early Saturday morning.
Responding officers said when they arrived at the scene on the 300 block of Lockett Station Road, they discovered Mitchell had suffered gunshot wounds. He later died at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Milton Gowdy IV was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter. He was taken to the Dougherty County Jail.
Anyone with additional information regarding this incident is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at (229) 436-TIPS or the Albany Police Department at (229) 431-2100.
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