The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call at 5:13 AM on Friday, January 15. A passenger vehicle and an 18-wheeler were traveling south on I-475 when deputies believe the semi truck hit the passenger car before jackknifing then sliding off the road. The deputies believe the car was sitting idle when the…
On January 4, 2021, Gerald Walsh, age 74, was crossing the intersection at Slappey Blvd. and West Tift Ave. around 7 p.m. when he was hit by a Honda Accord driving north in the right lane on Slappey Blvd. According to the Albany police, the driver said that by the time they noticed Walsh, it…
With the COVID-19 pandemic reducing normal holiday traffic rates, the Georgia Department of Transportation has taken advantage of this time to initiate their Quick Response project and install a new traffic light in Macon, which they hope will improve drivers’ safety and traffic flow. On Thursday morning, December 17th, crews with Wilburn Engineering of Newman began installing…
The Georgia State Patrol is currently investigating a pedestrian accident that occurred shortly before 4 am on Monday, December 14th, 2020. According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Cheryl Farmer was walking just outside of Tennille when she was struck by a car traveling along Highway 15, and died on the scene. Investigators reported there were no…
A high-speed chase that started in Worth County ended in Bibb County after the Georgia State Patrol reported a driver traveling 88 mph in a 55-mph speed zone around 2:00 pm Wednesday, December 9. According to state troopers, the Worth County Police asked for assistance with a vehicle pursuit after attempting to stop the driver of a…
Around 5:45 p.m. on Monday, November 23, 31-year-old Donyale Demetrius Pratt was riding his motorcycle on Owens Avenue going west. Jacques Lang, age 20, was driving a Chevrolet Impala and heading east on the same road. According to the Albany Police Department, Lang was driving toward Whiting Drive and making a left turn when his…
Traffic in Washington County was backed up on Highway 88 after a semi-truck flipped over Wednesday afternoon, December 9th, near Sparta Davisboro Road. Authorities at the Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded to the wreck and reported no serious injuries, which is a miracle for accidents like these. The truck was found on its side and…
Bibb County Deputies have identified 2 victims involved in a fatal head-on collision on Sardis Church Road on Tuesday, November 24. Anthony Bailey, age 42, and 58-year-old Tonya Crews crashed around 6:34 pm when Bailey’s Nissan Altima crossed the median and into the other lane before hitting Crews’ Chevrolet Camaro. Tragically, both drivers were pronounced dead at…
Concerned mom and Warner Robins citizen, Jessica Sullivan, worries about drivers traveling over the posted speed limit in her neighborhood. Located in the subdivision where she’s raising her 9-year-old son, Jerusalem Church Road is often busy with cars going over the posted speed limit. And she’s not the only one with a small child. Her neighbors have…
Late on the night of Saturday, November 14, 2020, an accident involving a FedEx tractor-trailer killed Todd Allen Glessner, age 58. According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, Glessner was left stranded in his car in the middle of I-475 in Macon when a tire from an RV hit his car near the Eisenhower Parkway exit. Glessner’s…
