WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ga. — A fatal crash happened in Washington County around 1 p.m. on Tuesday, according to a release on the sheriff's office Facebook page.
It happened at Highway 15 North near Plantation Drive.
Sheriff Joel Cochran says that two cars crashed on the highway, and a passenger of one of the cars was ejected from the vehicle and died from his injuries.
The passenger has been identified as 63-year-old Timothy Cook of Monroe, Georgia.
The Bibb County Sheriff's Office said that a red Dodge Challenger was traveling north on Highway 15 in the left lane, and a red Chevrolet Colorado was in the right lane.
The driver of the Dodge failed to maintain their lane, and hit the rear of the Chevrolet.
After being hit, the Chevrolet left the roadway and overturned multiple times off the road.
The Georgia state Patrol is handling the investigation.
The Washington County Sheriff's Office says that Highway 15 Mayview Road and Ridge Road will be completely blocked off while Georgia State Patrol conducts the crash investigation.
Around noon on Tuesday the Georgia Department of Public Safety reported 18 traffic fatalities in Georgia over the holiday period, but that was before this crash happened.