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A Milledgeville man was traveling north on US 441 when his Freightliner semi-truck was T-boned by a second Freightliner that failed to stop at a stop sign.
The crash occurred on Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of US 441 and US 112 in Wilkinson County, just north of the Wilkinson/Laurens county line.
Randal "Sunk" Wilson was pronounced deceased at the scene. Wilson was a familiar face around Harrisburg and the southside of town, somebody who seemingly knew everybody.
The driver of the other 18-wheeler, listed with a California address, was not seriously injured.
Wilson's truck immediately caught on fire, which caused the trailer of the second semi-truck to catch fire. The smoke could be seen from miles away, and the scene resembled something out of a Hollywood action movie, quite frankly. Wilson managed to get out of the cab and struggled to the side of the highway, although his body was "engulfed in flames," according to Wilkinson County Coroner Billy Matthews. The likely cause of death will be determined as "thermal trauma," according to the coroner.
"Pretty much 100 percent of Mr. Wilson's body was covered in burns, third-degree burns mainly," Matthews said.
The Georgia State Patrol returned to the crash scene on Wednesday for further investigation, and the California truck driver presumably will receive traffic citations.
Slater's Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
I member hearing about this. So incredibly sad. The lady I spoke with couldn’t have spoken higher of the man he was.
Everything sounded so lovely until the end.
“We tried”
If that’s not disheartening idk what is. I feel the need to quote my mom here. “I can’t have nothin nice”. Wiser words were never said.
Oh! And for gods sake STAY HYDRATED if you want to save on hospital bills. I hate summer.
Member when the river was fun and didn’t get angry and take lives? You could float down hopefully by sunset with only burnt skin that was a problem for later you? Member when your biggest fear were all the scary gar lingering about?
Patchy rain nearby, with a high of 89 and low of 72 degrees. Don't forget your umbrella! Mist for the morning, light rain shower in the afternoon, patchy rain nearby in the evening, cloudy overnight.
loving that suit! That hippie has style and wears it well.
I member hearing about this. So incredibly sad. The lady I spoke with couldn’t have spoken higher of the man he was.
"unless someone wishes to make some sort of far-flung statement about their dissatisfaction with both major political parties" omg! YES PLEASE! There's no choices, and they will never allow an independent a fighting chance. Other countries have multiple candidates to choose from.
Any reason why the sheriff rarely makes a statements its alway another Deputy isn’t the sheriff, the elected official in our county?