Man, 23, killed in crash

Posted on March 25, 2015

Thick fog which blanketed much of the county Friday was likely a contributing factor to the fatal crash that claimed the life of a 23-year-old Perry man.

Joseph “Joe” Cates, formerly of East Jordan, Mich., was transported to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital from the U.S. Highway 221 scene Friday morning, but succumbed to his injuries.

PHOTO: Joseph ‘Joe’ Cates moved to Perry shortly after the first of the year to live with cousin, Lee Spees. “He was making a new start,” Cates’ father said. The 23-year-old was killed when he pulled into the path of an oncoming semi-truck Friday morning while on his way to work at Big Top Manufacturing.

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