HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. — A driver is dead after an early morning crash Sunday near the Highway 247 Spur's intersection with Highway 11 in Houston County.
The Georgia State Patrol says someone was driving a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck south on 247 just before 12:30 a.m. Sunday, but did not stop at the stop sign at Highway 11. Instead, GSP says, the truck went through the stop sign, across Highway 11, and into the trees on the other side of the road.
According to a GSP news release, the truck went "several feet" into the woods before hitting a tree with its front bumper. The truck eventually caught fire, which trapped the driver inside.
The Georgia State Patrol says the driver died from their injuries.
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