
GEORGIA — Two people from Sandersville died early Saturday morning in a single-vehicle crash, authorities said.
Sheriff Joel Cochran reported the crash happened around 1 a.m. near Highway 24 West and Smith Robinson Road on the Fall Line Freeway.
The driver, 40-year-old Michael Johnson, and passenger 38-year-old Agustin Gonzalez Diaz were both pronounced dead at the scene.
While the road remained open, the sheriff’s office initially asked motorists to avoid the area.
The Georgia State Patrol is investigating the crash.