Mayor Al Pallone, 65, and Camillia Pallone, 69, killed in collision involving alleged DUI driver William Bryan Abernathy, 50, in Cherokee County, Georgia

Modified Date: 
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 2:54pm
Accident Date: 
Saturday, December 10, 2022

Beloved mayor of 15 years and wife die in crash with impaired driver, Georgia cops say

Pallone was driving a Hyundai Santa Fe at around 4 p.m. in northern Georgia’s Cherokee County when a Chevrolet pickup truck traveling in the opposite direction lost control, crossed the center line and struck the Hyundai, according to a news release from the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office. 

DUI driver pleads guilty to crash that killed longtime Bartow County mayor, wife

The driver arrested for causing the crash, William Bryan Abernathy of Calhoun, has now pleaded guilty to several charges, including two counts of vehicular manslaughter and DUI.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Al Pallone
Camillia Pallone
William Bryan Abernathy