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Augusta Man Found Dead Next to Scooter; Cause is Under Investigation

Date: April 09, 2021
By Greg Rickabaugh

The Richmond County Coroner’s Office is investigating the death of a man found Friday morning on the 2500 block of Gerbing Road in Augusta.

Angel Rosario Jr., 45, lived on that road. He was found next to an electric scooter in the roadway, Coroner Mark Bowen said in a press release.

Rosario was pronounced dead at 6:30 a.m. Friday. The circumstances and cause of his death remained under investigation.

He will be sent to the GBI for an autopsy, the coroner said.

Greg Rickabaugh is the Jail Report Contributor for The Augusta Press. Reach him at greg.rickabaugh@theaugustapress.com.

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The Author

Greg Rickabaugh is an award-winning crime reporter in the Augusta-Aiken area with experience writing for The Augusta Chronicle and serving as publisher of The Jail Report. He also owns AugustaCrime.com. Rickabaugh is a 1994 graduate of the University of South Carolina and has appeared on several crime documentaries on the Investigation Discovery channel. He is married with two daughters.

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