One person was killed Wednesday morning in a two-vehicle accident in McIntosh County.
According to Georgia State Patrol Trooper Sgt 1st Class David Laff, a box truck and tractor trailer were traveling northbound on I-95 at mile marker 62 around 2:15 a.m. when the driver of the box truck rear ended the tractor-trailer.
The driver of the box truck, identified as Derek Dekle, 52, was killed and a passenger riding with him was flown by helicopter to Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah where his condition is unknown.
It is unknown what caused Dekle to plow into the rear of the tractor-trailer.
According to Georgia State Patrol Trooper Sgt 1st Class David Laff, a box truck and tractor trailer were traveling northbound on I-95 at mile marker 62 around 2:15 a.m. when the driver of the box truck rear ended the tractor-trailer.
The driver of the box truck, identified as Derek Dekle, 52, was killed and a passenger riding with him was flown by helicopter to Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah where his condition is unknown.
It is unknown what caused Dekle to plow into the rear of the tractor-trailer.
The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured. The accident remains under investigation.