Pinetta Man Injured

By Jacob Bembry
Greene Publishing, Inc.
A man was critically injured in a one-vehicle accident on State Road 53, two miles north of Cherry Lake early Saturday morning, September 7.
According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, at 5:30 a.m., John Ross Pickles, 27, of Pinetta, was southbound on State Road 53 and approaching a curve.
For an unknown reason, Pickles veered his 2005 Chevrolet pickup to the left. He entered onto the east shoulder and traveled into a ditch.
The pickup became airborne and collided the left side into several pine trees.
Pickles’ truck came to a final rest on the east shoulder, pointing in a southeasterly direction.
Pickles received critical injuries during the crash. Madison County EMS transported him to South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, Ga. He was later transported to Shands Hospital in Gainesville where he remains in the trauma intensive care unit.
Units from the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, Madison County EMS, Madison Fire and Rescue and Cherry Lake Fire and Rescue assisted on the scene.
FHP Trooper Berry Crews was the investigating officer.