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Newton Newsflash: More construction this weekend
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If you’re out and about this weekend, avoid sections of I-20 in Newton County as construction continues. Lane closures and long delays can be expected in the following areas and times:

- Sunday, July 20-Friday, July 25 at noon: The right eastbound lane will be closed from mile marker 92-95
- Friday, July 18-Monday, July 21 from 9 p.m.-5 a.m.: Two left eastbound lanes will be closed from mile marker 89.5-92 (Alcovy Road)
- Friday, July 18-Monday, July 21 at noon: The left eastbound lane will be affected from mile marker 94-96
- Friday, July 18-Monday, July 21 from 9 p.m.-5 a.m.: Two left eastbound lanes will be closed from mile marker 89.5-92

April 3 crash kills two young adults, injures third
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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.