Pedestrian killed on 341 Friday
A pedestrian was killed in Perry on Friday after a truck
hit him.
Joe Craft, 42, was walking in the westbound lane on Sam Nunn
Boulevard when he was struck by a Chevrolet 1500 truck driven by Jacob Westbrook,
21, of Hawkinsville.
The Georgia State Patrol said Craft was wearing a black jacket
and dark brown pants. It was raining heavily at the time of the accident,
according to the GSP report.
Troopers also report that Westbrook said he didn’t see the man
walking until it was too late.
Westbrook will not be charged as a result of the accident,
the GSP stated.
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