LAMAR COUNTY, Ga. — Update, 2:21 p.m. Oct 16 -
The Georgia State Patrol has released preliminary crash details on Sunday afternoon.
According to their statement, one car was traveling west on Georgia Hwy 36. Another car was going west Hwy 36 as well, in front of the first car.
A third car was going east on Hwy 36.
The second driver hit the back end of the first car in front of it.
Then, the car that got rear-ended started spinning into the eastbound lane, where it hit the third car on its passenger side.
The third car crashed into the second car and went airborne from the impact .
After it crashed, it spun before it fell on the ground off the south shoulder of Hwy 36.
The second car kept spinning and went into the ditch on the south shoulder of Hwy 36, joining the third car.
The GSP says these are the details they have for now, but the crash report is not yet complete.
This is still a developing story, and 13WMAZ will provide updates as soon as they become available.
A Butts County couple died after a wreck In Lamar County Friday, according to Lamar Coroner Clay Tillery.
He says 34-year-old Kevin Sims died in a local hospital.
His wife Christain Sims, age 35, died at the scene.
Tillery says it happened around 7:45 p.m. Friday night on Highway 36 East in Lamar County.
The couple were reportedly headed to Thomaston for the Upson-Lee/Jackson football game.
This is still a developing story, and 13WMAZ will provide updates as soon as they become available.
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