MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — UPDATE, 1/24, 6:45 p.m.:
According to the Georgia State Patrol Monday evening, Rashad Leshore's charges were upgraded to Homicide by vehicle - 2nd degree, failure to obey a traffic control device, following too closely, and violation of DPS rules (fatigued driving).
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A woman is dead after a truck driver fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into her at an intersection in Milledgeville Thursday.
According to a report from Georgia State Patrol, both vehicles were traveling north on North Columbia Street in the left lane.
They say 24-year-old Maggie Bryson of Fayetteville was stopped at the traffic light at the intersection with Log Cabin Road when a semi-truck rear-ended her Toyota Yaris.
The impact caused Bryson's car to be stuck under the front of the truck and both vehicles went through the intersection.
Bryson's car struck a fire hydrant before entering the parking lot of a nearby convenience store where both vehicles stopped.
According to the report, the truck driver -- 24-year-old Rashad Leshore -- says he fell asleep while driving on the road.
Officer Blackwell with the Georgia Department of Motor Carrier Compliance Division issued two citations to Leshore for following too closely and fatigued driving.
According to Baldwin County Deputy Coroner Foster Hurt, Bryson died 1 p.m. Saturday as a result of her injuries from the crash.
Georgia State Patrol is still investigating the accident.
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