COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – One person has died after an accident in Appling on Friday.
The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office states that the crash happened on White Oak Road.
According to the police report, the driver, identified by authorities as Mark McCarty, was traveling east on White Oak Road and drifted off the north shoulder just before the driveway of a residential property, and as McCarty attempted back on the roadway, he turned too sharply to the left causing the vehicle to start across both lanes towards the south shoulder.
The police report states the driver over corrected to the right and started to rotate clockwise while traveling into the ditch off the north shoulder.
The police report adds that the driver’s side impacted the ditch causing the vehicle to vault while rolling up the embarkment approximately three times, and during the rotation, the passenger, identified as Raven Walker, and the dog were injected from the vehicle.
Authorities say Ravel Walker died on the scene, and the dog was later located.
The driver was taken to the hospital for injuries, and according to the police report, the driver was at fault for the collision.
