UPDATE…Identity of Seneca Man Killed on Motorcycle in Stephens

The identity of the Seneca, South Carolina man killed in the crash at GA-17 and Whispering Pines Road reported Saturday afternoon has been released.

49-year-old William Pate of Seneca, South Carolina was fatally injured when the Harley Davidson motorcycle he was driving overturned after running off the road and striking a curb.

The Georgia State Patrol in Toccoa was called to the scene at 3:41 P.M. Saturday. The Stephens County Sheriff’s Department and local fire departments were also on the scene.

This was the first fatal accident worked by the Georgia State Patrol Post 7 during the long holiday weekend that began on Wednesday.