WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — The driver in a single-car accident that claimed the life of a US Army veteran and former Americus firefighter earlier this year is now facing charges.
According to Houston County jail records, 23-year-old Jennifer Davenport was booked on Tuesday morning on charges of vehicular homicide, DUI and reckless driving.
The documents list the offense date as Sept. 29, 2020 -- the same day Davenport was identified as a driver in a single-car accident that resulted in a fatality.
That accident claimed the life of her passenger, 26-year-old Eddie Davis, of Americus.
According to a Facebook post from Sumter County Fire Rescue, Davis was previously a volunteer for the county and worked with Americus Fire. He was also a US Army veteran.
BACKGROUND
Warner Robins Police said Davenport was driving her Lexus RX350 on S. Houston Lake Road around 2 a.m. that morning when she lost control.
She went off the road and hit a median, before crossing into northbound traffic and hitting another curb. The car then rolled over and hit a fence on Tucker Place.
Davis was pronounced dead at the scene.
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