Micah Daniel Thorp, 37, died after being found with a fatal gunshot wound following a vehicle crash into a ditch on Olympic Drive in Athens, Georgia. Police responded to a 911 call on February 12, 2023, from Ashley Smith, who said she was in the pickup truck with her boyfriend when it went into a ditch. Responding officers located Thorp unresponsive in what was described as a sinkhole; Smith was outside the truck and was removed by emergency responders.

A firearm was recovered near Thorp’s body, and investigators said the gun appeared to be the cause of death while ballistics testing was pending. The Athens-Clarke County Police Department opened an active investigation into the sequence of events that led to the crash and the fatal shooting. No arrests or final determination of cause had been announced.

If anyone witnessed the crash on Olympic Drive that evening or has information about what happened inside the pickup, please share what is known.