Louisiana man dies in crash at ATV park in George County, officials say

Alcohol is believed to be a factor in an ATV crash over the weekend that killed a Louisiana man at a Red Creek Off-Road, George County Sheriff Keith Havard said in a press release.

Deputies and other first responders arrived at the scene on Vestry Road at 5:20 a.m. Saturday and found the 32-year-old man dead of multiple injuries, Havard said.

Deputy Coroner Brennen Ferguson identified the deceased as Anthony Garelpied.

Garelpied died of multiple injuries after hitting an embankment at the off-road park, Ferguson said.

Sheriff’s deputies, agents with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks and ASAP Ambulance Service responded to the scene.

The crash remains under investigation.

To report information, call the George County Sheriff’s Department at 601-947-4811 or Mississippi Coast Crimestoppers at 877-787-5898 or log on to mscoastcrimestoppers.com or georgecountymssheriff.com to leave tips

Margaret Baker

Sun Herald

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Margaret is an investigative reporter whose search for truth exposed corrupt sheriffs, a police chief and various jailers and led to the first prosecution of a federal hate crime for the murder of a transgendered person. She worked on the Sun Herald’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Hurricane Katrina team. When she pursues a big story, she is relentless.