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The family of a 12-year-old boy is now mourning his death. Christopher Haywood passed away Friday, June 27 at around 1:15 p.m. following a motorcycle accident.

According to Russell County Deputy Coroner Lawman Davis, the cause of death appears to be blunt force trauma to the head.

Davis said the accident happened on Bay View Drive, and the 24-year-old motorcycle driver was taken to the Midtown Medical Center in Columbus. Davis explained the driver told authorities there was a problem with the throttle.

Travis Cooley, 23, seriously injured after a police pursuit leads to a crash at the intersection of Knowles Road and 5th Street in Phenix City, Alabama

Date:

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Area:

Columbus, GA

A motorcyclist crashed after a high speed chase with authorities in East Alabama, according to the Lee County sheriff. Officials say the chase began when the motorcyclist was speeding and deputies attempted to pull him over at the intersection of Lee Road 212 and Lee Road 240 in Lee County. Officials say the man, later identified as Travis Cooley, 23, then sped off in the wrong direction on Highway 431. The chase ended in a crash at Knowles Road and 5th Street in Russell County. The motorcyclist was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.