A report of a car accident in Macon, Georgia, tells the story of a child who died in a tragic single-vehicle crash. Authorities said that 3-year-old Justice McGriff died from the injuries sustained in the accident that occurred on Sunday afternoon, April 19th.
The preliminary accident report from the Bibb County Sheriff’s Department showed that the crash happened at Interstate 475. The deputies who responded to the 911 call said that Jordan Fields, 29, of Dothan, Alabama, lost control of his car while merging onto the north lane of the interstate.
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He was coming from the north lane of I-75 at about 2:00 p.m. when he suddenly hit a guardrail, causing the car to overturn. The impact caused McGriff and a 4-year-old child to get ejected from the vehicle.
The paramedics transported the two to The Medical Center, Navicent Health, where McGriff was later pronounced dead. A 31-year-old woman who the authorities identified as the children’s mother, and Fields sustained injuries but lived.
The medics took the two to the same hospital as the siblings, and they are in stable condition. There is no information on whether the driver would get cited, and the accident remains under investigation.
Facts from accident reports show that most single-vehicle crashes occur due to the negligence of the driver while behind the wheel. People who are impaired, distracted, or drive recklessly often cause accidents.
Most single-vehicle crashes lead to fatalities or life-altering injuries, and unless the cause of the crash is from an external factor, there is usually no lawsuit. Traffic officials have advised motorists to exercise caution while on the road to save their lives and that of others.
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