Hancock Co. deputy dies in motorcycle crash

Published 6:36 pm Monday, June 15, 2009

A 45-year-old Hancock County sheriff’s deputy has been killed in a weekend off-duty motorcycle crash.

Authorities say Timothy Campbell, a veteran officer with the department, died in the accident late Saturday afternoon. Highway Patrol officials say the crash happened on Old Kiln Picayune Road in Hancock County.

Officials say Campbell’s was riding his Harley when the motorcycle somehow left the road. He was thrown from the bike.

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