MACON, Ga. — Editor's note: The Bibb County Sheriff's Office has corrected its information on how the accident happened.
A Macon man critically injured in a wrong-way accident on I-16 a few weeks ago has died, and the woman in custody for the accident is now facing upgraded charges.
According to Bibb Coroner Leon Jones, 41-year-old John Jones died around 9 a.m. Friday at a local hospice, though the accident happened back on May 16.
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says 41-year-old Jenna Scheidegger of Dawsonville was behind the wheel of a 2002 Chevy Silverado when she made a U-turn on the interstate and began driving west in an eastbound lane.
She then collided with Jones, who was driving east in his Chevy Malibu.
Scheidegger was arrested and charged with serious injury by motor vehicle, traffic offense, driving under the influence, and misdemeanor obstruction of law enforcement officers.
In light of Jones' death, the sheriff's office says the charge of serious injury has been upgraded to first-degree vehicular homicide.
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