On Saturday, November 12, two people died in a car wreck.

According to the Georgia State Patrol, the accident happened on Ga. 125, around a tenth of a mile south of Palmetto Pines Lane in Lanier County at about 6 p.m. A 2002 Dodge Dakota being driven 70 year old Linda Gale Gillis, of Ray City by crossed the centerline into the northbound lane and hit the front end of a 2006 Ford Mustang being driven by 68 year old Jean Bavender Remington also of Ray City.

Both were declared dead at the scene.

In the Dakota there was a juvenile passenger who was taken to South Georgia Medical Center with injuries to her lower extremities.

According to the investigation, Gillis was unrestrained at the time of the collision and Remington and the juvenile passenger wore seat belts. Airbags deployed in both vehicles.

The investigation also revealed that the Dakota did not have its headlights on at the time of the collision which may have been a contributing factor in this crash. At this stage drugs or alcohol are not thought to be involved and no charges will be filed.

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A man has been indicted following a fatal car crash in May which killed a woman from Valdosta.

According to court records, Anthony Curtis Smith has been indicted on two counts of homicide by vehicle in the first degree, as well as two counts of hit and run, reckless driving, serious injury by vehicle, driving on the wrong side of the roadway and driving while license suspended.

The accident happened at around 9 a.m. on May 4 this year when two vehicles crashed head on in the 200 block of Norman Drive, near the offices of Colquitt EMC. The F 150 flipped and Smith, who was driving the GMC fled the scene on foot but was chased and caught by bystanders who took him back to scene and handed him over to the police.

The driver of the F150 was extricated and was taken to South Georgia Medical Center with two fractured legs. The passenger was 22 year old Shelby Morton of Valdosta and although conscious after the accident she was taken to hospital and died following surgery.

The investigation revealed that Smith had caused the accident when he crossed the center line and hit the F150 head on.

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On Thursday, September 1, a man died and two were seriously injured in a two vehicle collision.

According to Georgia State Patrol, the accident happened early on Thursday morning shortly before 7 a.m. A Ford F-150 being driven by 70 year old Alberto Vargas was travelling southbound on Ga. 31 in Lanier County and it collided head-on with a northbound grey 2013 Volkswagen Passat being driven by 22 year old Louis Thompson of Valdosta which moved into the southbound lane. Following the impact, the Passat spun, and the F-150 overturned, ending up in the middle of the roadway.

The front seat passenger in the pickup was Julio Perez and although wearing a seat belt he was killed at the scene. The driver, Vargas was not restrained and he suffered a head injury. Also unrestrained was one of the back seat passengers 62 year old Fernando Baltazar and he suffered internal injuries but 25 year old Christian Rodriguez, aged 25, , who was restrained only suffered minor injuries.

An ambulance took Vargas and Baltazar to South Georgia Medical Center where were both listed in critical condition.

The investigation is ongoing but it is believed that Thompson may have been fatigued.

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On Wednesday morning, May 4, there was a head on collision in Valdosta which lead to a fatality.

According to police, the accident happened at around 9 a.m. in the 200 block of Norman Drive in Valdosta. Two vehicles, a GMC Terrain being driven by Anthony Curtis Smith and a Ford F150, were involved in a head-on collision when the GMC Terrain which was traveling southbound on Norman Drive, crossed over the center line into the northbound lane and struck the Ford F150 head-on which lead to the Ford F150 overturning.

Smith fled the scene on foot but was chased by bystanders who took him back to the scene of the accident where he was detained by police.

The driver of the Ford F150 had to be extricated and was taken to South Georgia Medical Center by EMS with two fractured legs and is in stable but critical condition.

The front seat passenger of the GMC, 22 year old Shelby Morton, of Valdosta, Georgia, was also taken to South Georgia Medical Center where she later died from her injuries.

Smith was charged with driving with a suspended license, driving on the wrong side of the road, leaving the scene of an accident and homicide by vehicle and was detained in the Lowndes County Jail.

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On Sunday, March 6, there was a fatal crash on the Inner Perimeter Road.

According to the Georgia State Patrol the accident happened shortly after 3 a.m. on the Inner Perimeter Road, approximately a half mile north of US 41.

A green Chrysler 300 being driven by 49 year old Arica Ondrae Henderson of Valdosta was traveling south on Inner Perimeter Road and tried to turn, but the car went off the shoulder of the roadway into the grass median where it struck a culvert, and the vehicle overturned. It flipped several times into the northbound lanes of Inner Perimeter Road before ending up on the east shoulder of the road on its roof.

Although Henderson was using a seat belt he was partially ejected from the car and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police believe that speed and alcohol may have been contributing factors and are awaiting a toxicology report and the result of the investigation.

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On Sunday afternoon, February 21, five people were sent to hospital following a three car accident in Valdosta.

According to officials there were two separate but related accidents which happened at around 2.30 p.m. in the 2700 block of Bemiss Road.

Valdosta Police say a Hispanic male driving a 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse was traveling southbound in the northbound lane and hit the curb on the east side of the roadway then collided head on a 2012 Ford Fusion which was travelling northbound. When the Hispanic driver got out of his vehicle to check on the damage, he was hit by a 2003 Chrysler Voyager which was also traveling north.

The driver was flown to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in a serious condition, and another four people who were in the Mitsubishi and the Fusion were transported to South Georgia Medical Center.

The Valdosta Police Department is investigating the crash.

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On Tuesday, September 8, three people were injured in a two vehicle crash.

According to Georgia State Patrol, the accident happened at the intersection of Clay Road and New Statenville Highway shortly after 3.30 p.m.

The accident involved a log truck belonging to North Star Trucking Company of Live Oak, Florida and a vehicle driven by Tarnesha Baker of Valdosta who claimed that as she was travelling west on New Statenville Highway her brakes failed as she crossed the intersection in front of the truck. As Baker was unable to stop in time, the log truck struck the driver’s side of her car injuring her and two passengers in her vehicle.

Baker and her passengers were taken to South Georgia Medical Center for treatment of their injuries. While Baker’s injures did not seem life threatening, the extent of the passengers injuries were unknown. The truck driver was uninjured.

Police stated that charges may be brought against Baker after an examination of the car is carried out to determine if the brakes were faulty as claimed.

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On Thursday, August 6, a Valdosta man was convicted in connection with a fatal traffic accident.

Last year, on September 25, there was an accident which killed 76 year old George Stripling. Deshawn Watts, aged 34 was driving a blue 2005 Mercedes CLK500 southbound on South Lee Street when he hit the front driver’s side door of Stripling’s tan 2000 Ford Taurus, which was traveling east in the 500 block of East Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Stripling was taken to South Georgia Medical Center for treatment but died later that evening.

Watts was originally charged with homicide by vehicle in the first degree, reckless driving, improper passing and disregarding a traffic control device. However the defense successfully argued the case for a lesser charge and the jury determined he was not driving recklessly but was following Stripling’s vehicle too closely and he was convicted of a misdemeanor vehicular homicide.

Watts could face a 12 month sentence to be served either in jail or on probation or a combination of both plus a $1,000 fine for the homicide charge. He faces additional time and fines for the traffic charges, which in total could add up to three years in jail.

Watts will be sentenced in October following the completion of a pre-sentencing investigation.

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