Crime & Safety

Man Dies After Early Morning Wreck

The single vehicle accident occurred around 4 a.m. today.

A 67-year-old Canton man died this morning after an single vehicle accident on Reinhardt College Parkway near the Bartow County line, the spokesman for the said.

Deputies were called to the scene at 4 a.m., Lt. Jay Baker said in a news release. Ron Shelinburger, the driver, was the only person in the vehicle. He was taken to , where he died.

"The Cherokee Sheriff’s Office Traffic Enforcement Unit is investigating the accident," Baker said.

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