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Motorist found dead on Athens Perimeter exit ramp

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By Joe Johnson

Bradley Len Burgett, 65, of Savannah was found dead in his car the afternoon of June 22nd on the Olympic Drive exit ramp of the Athens Perimeter.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation ruled the death to have been from natural causes, according to Athena-Clarke County Coroner Michael Eberhart.

The man’s car had been locked and police had to break a window to check for signs of life.

A police incident report indicated that an unused diabetes test kit was on the passenger seat and there was fresh damage to the passenger-side wheel wells



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Sep 10
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Aug 23

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s ruling of natural causes, confirmed by Coroner Michael Eberhart, provides some clarity, though the locked car Golf Hit and police response—breaking a window to check for signs of life—add an intriguing layer to the story.

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