A Friday morning collision with a tractor-trailer in northeast Athens took the life of an Oconee County man and injured his wife.
While heading west on Jefferson Road at about 9:20 a.m., the couple collided with an 18-wheeler traveling in the opposite direction at the intersection of Putters Drive.
Early indications lead Athens-Clarke County police to believe the car crossed the center line and struck the big rig, according to Sgt. Aubrey Epps of the police Traffic Unit.