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Law enforcement vehicles escort the body of Mark Elam along Palm Avenue to Johnson-Overturf Funeral Home in Palatka on Thursday afternoon. -
Law enforcement officers salute following the procession to Johnson-Overturf Funeral Home. -
A motorcycle driven by Putnam County Sheriff's Office Capt. Mark Elam collided with the front of a Palatka Daily News delivery vehicle on U.S. Highway 17 North on Thursday morning near the San Mateo Post Office. Elam was killed in the crash. The motorcycle skidded to a rest against the guardrail about 200 feet beyond the crash site. -
Traffic was held up for hours on U.S. 17 following a crash involving a motorcycle and a Palatka Daily News delivery van that resulted in the death of the motorcyclist, Putnam County Sheriff's Office Capt. Mark Elam, who was on his way to work
A corrections captain with the Putnam County Sheriff's Office was killed in a crash early Thursday morning in San Mateo.
The crash involved a motorcycle driven by Capt. Mark Elam and a Palatka Daily News delivery van.
The sheriff's office said Elam was traveling to work when he was involved in the crash before 6 a.m. The crash happened on U.S. 17 and North Boundary Road, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report.
Elam was transported to Putnam County Medical Center, where he died from his injuries, according to the sheriff's office.
Following Elam's death, members of the sheriff's office and the Palatka Police Department escorted his body to the St. Johns County line, with the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office leading the escort to the medical examiner's office in St. Augustine.
His body was escorted back to Putnam County to Johnson-Overturf Funeral Home in Palatka on Thursday afternoon.
Elam was an 18-year employee with the sheriff's office, serving in the Putnam County Jail.
For more, see the Friday edition of the Palatka Daily News in print and online.