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Man killed by train in Douglas County
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Staff Report
Published: Jul 8, 2011, 2:20 PM

LITHIA SPRINGS - Authorities say a man lying on railroad tracks has been struck by a train and killed near Lithia Springs in Douglas County.

The Douglas County sheriff's office says the accident happened about 5:30 a.m. Friday on the Norfolk Southern rail line near the Harper Road crossing, between U.S. Highway 78 and Ben Hill Road.

A Norfolk Southern police officer told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the man killed was lying on the tracks when the "piggyback" intermodal train headed toward Atlanta approached. The officer says that by the time the train's engineer saw the man on the tracks, it was too late to stop.

 

 
April 3 crash kills two young adults, injures third
Newton County Sheriff Car---WEB
Kate Verity
Published: Apr 4, 2025, 10:29 PM

NEWTON COUNTY — Around 10 a.m. on Thursday, a head-on collision on Highway 212 left two young adults dead and a third hospitalized.

Joe Navarro, 21, was driving the vehicle and Breanna Smith, 18, was in the passenger seat. Katie New, 20, sat between them.

According to the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, the vehicle lost control while going around a curve and crossed the centerline, where it collided head-on with a box truck. The crash report shows that their vehicle traveled another hundred feet after impact before coming to a stop. It spun, ended up facing the opposite direction on the shoulder of the opposite lane.

Navarro and Smith were pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. New was airlifted to Grady Hospital. Her current condition is not known. 

Navarro, Smith and New were not believed to be wearing seatbelts when the collision occurred.

The driver of the box truck was not reported to have suffered any injuries.

This is an ongoing story. The News will post updates as they are made available.