78-year-old man dies in Monroe County ATV crash
Deputies responded Friday to a wooded area off Zebulon Road near Estes Road.

MONROE COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A 78-year-old man died after an ATV struck a tree in Monroe County Friday, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies responded around 6:11 p.m. to a wooded area off Zebulon Road near Estes Road.
The sheriff’s office identified the man as 78-year-old Dewey Pope.
The sheriff’s office has not said whether Pope was driving the ATV, whether anyone else was involved or what caused the crash.
The crash remains under investigation.