June 6th, 2023 – 2:30 PM

WRGA Staff Reports –

A wreck that occurred over the weekend in Rockmart resulted in a motorcyclist being severely injured.

Sunday at 2:32 pm Georgia State Patrol Troopers were dispatched to a 2-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle and a passenger car on Prospect Road in Polk County.

The passenger car was traveling north on Prospect Road and the motorcycle was traveling south.

 The driver of the passenger car failed to yield while turning left, resulting in the left front of the passenger car striking the left side of the motorcycle.

The rider of the motorcycle was life-flighted to Grady Memorial Hospital with serious injuries.

The Georgia State Patrol Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team is assisting in the investigation.