One dead, two injured after crash
An head on collision which occurred late Sunday night on Old Meansville Rd. left one man dead and two others injured.
Pike sheriff Jimmy Thomas identified the dead man as Gary Neal, 31, of a West Rd. address in Williamson.
Neal was driving a 1990 Honda Accord that struck a 1990 Plymouth Sundance driven by Kenneth Bass, 50, of Zebulon. Witnesses said the Plymouth was traveling at a high rate of speed without headlights just prior to the collision. Both Bass and his passenger, Brian Potts, were lifeflighted to Grady Hospital in Atlanta. Potts's age and address were not available.
Sheriff Thomas said his initial investigation revealed that alcohol use may have contributed to the fatal collision.
Neal was pronounced dead at a Griffin hospital. An autopsy will be performed on him by the GBI.
Charges are pending.
Neal was driving a 1990 Honda Accord that struck a 1990 Plymouth Sundance driven by Kenneth Bass, 50, of Zebulon. Witnesses said the Plymouth was traveling at a high rate of speed without headlights just prior to the collision. Both Bass and his passenger, Brian Potts, were lifeflighted to Grady Hospital in Atlanta. Potts's age and address were not available.
Sheriff Thomas said his initial investigation revealed that alcohol use may have contributed to the fatal collision.
Neal was pronounced dead at a Griffin hospital. An autopsy will be performed on him by the GBI.
Charges are pending.
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