TROUP COUNTY, Ga. (WTVM) - One person is dead following a crash in Troup County.

According to Stewart Smith with the Troup County’s Sheriff’s Office, on November 24, the driver was clocked at a high speed by a deputy with the sheriff’s office.

Before the deputy could attempt a traffic stop, the driver crashed.

The crash happened near the 185 northbound and I-85 southbound interchange.

Troup County Coroner Erin Hackley has identified the driver as 42-year-old Desmond Parker.

Parker was pronounced dead at West Georgia Medical Center around 10 a.m.

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