Homerville woman killed in crash involving log truck
January 15, 2018
VALDOSTA, Ga. (WCTV) -- The driver of a pickup truck was killed early Monday when her vehicle was hit by a log truck.
34-year-old Kimberly Ann Poythress of Homerville, Georgia, was pronounced dead at the scene. Troopers say she was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.
According to the Georgia State Patrol, Poythress was driving south on Boring Pond Road around 7:55 a.m. Monday when she ran a stop sign at the intersection of New Statenville Hwy. GSP says a log truck traveling on New Statenville Hwy collided with Poythress' vehicle.
The log truck overturned and then caught on fire. Poythress' truck rotated off of the roadway into a ditch.
The driver of the log truck, 58-year-old Henry Harris Robinson of Jennings, Florida, was able to escape serious injury by crawling out the rear window. He was transported to South Georgia Medical Center for treatment of head injuries.
GSP says no charges are expected to be filed.
Deputies with the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office directed traffic off of New Statenville Hwy onto Dawkins Lane as officials worked to clear fallen logs from the roadway. New Statenville Hwy was closed for over four hours.
January 15, 2018
VALDOSTA, Ga. (WCTV) -- A fatal crash in Lowndes County involving a log truck and a pickup truck has shut down all lanes of New Statenville Hwy.
According to the Georgia State Patrol, the crash happened around 7:50 a.m. Monday on New Statenville Hwy near Glenn Road.
Authorities say a log truck collided with a pickup truck, causing the log truck to overturn. The log truck then caught on fire.
The truck fire started near power lines, and Colquitt Electric Membership Corporation has cut power to the area.
GSP says two people were involved in the accident, and at least one person has died.
Deputies with the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office are directing traffic off of New Statenville Hwy onto Dawkins Lane. At this time officials are not sure how long it will take to clear the scene.
