A consummate professional : Macon-Bibb fire chiefs remember lead Fire Investigator Ben Gleaton
Ben Gleaton died on Tuesday, weeks after a motorcycle accident. Colleagues describe investigator Gleaton as fun to be around and an asset to the team. Author: Kayla Solomon Updated: 11:47 PM EDT April 6, 2021
MACON, Ga. Macon-Bibb Fire is mourning the loss of one of their own. Macon-Bibb Fire and Arson Investigator Ben Gleaton died just before at 2 p.m. Tuesday from injuries suffered in a motorcycle crash on March 12.
Macon-Bibb Interim Fire Chief Shane Edwards says his relationship with Investigator Ben Gleaton goes back more than two decades. Years ago, I was promoted to lieutenant and I was assigned to Station No. 2, and that was my first station as lieutenant. One of the first people that I walked in the station and met with that morning was Ben Gleaton, says Edwards.
Bibb Deputies say it happened on U.S. 80, near Tidwell Road. Author: 13WMAZ Staff Updated: 10:08 AM EST March 13, 2021
BIBB COUNTY, Ga. A motorcycle crash Friday night left Macon Fire and Arson Investigator Ben Gleaton seriously hurt after the motorcycle he was riding went off road.
In a media release, Bibb County Sheriff s Office says it happened on U.S. 80 near Tidwell Road around 9:30 p.m. Friday.
They say a three-wheeled Harley Davidson went off the road, traveled down the shoulder and rolled over.
48-year-old Ben Gleaton and his 47-year-old wife Sherry Gleaton were riding the bike together when it happened.