A motorcycle accident early Sunday morning claimed the life of a Cleveland man. 23-year-old Levi Jacob Sullens was killed in a single-vehicle wreck on Beaver Dam Road in Clarkesville.

The fatal crash happened sometime before dawn on Beaver Dam Road off Hwy. 115 in Clarkesville. (now habersham.com)

Around 7:41 a.m. on August 21, authorities were dispatched to the scene a short distance from Highway 115. A preliminary report from the Georgia State Patrol says the crash may have occurred as early as 2:15 a.m. The exact time of the crash is unknown.

According to GSP, Sullens was driving a 2019 Husqvarna FE 501 north on Beaver Dam Road when he lost control of the bike at Gastley Road. The motorcycle traveled off the roadway and struck a sign. The motorcycle came to an uncontrolled rest facing west on its wheels.

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Habersham County Coroner Kasey McEntire pronounced Sullens dead at the scene. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family,” he says.

Troopers from GSP Post 7 in Toccoa are still investigating the crash, according to Department of Public Safety Public Information Officer Franka Young.

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