MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — One person is dead after crashing into the tree line on North Columbia Street in Milledgeville, according to a release from the Milledgeville Police Department.
The crash happened just after 9 a.m. on Thursday in the 2600 block of North Columbia Street. Officers found a man inside the car unresponsive.
They were able to get him out of the vehicle and start CPR and other life-saving measures before the man was taken by ambulance to Navicent Health Baldwin where he was later pronounced dead.
They believe the driver of the car was having some type of medical emergency that caused him to crash into the tree line.
The man’s name has not been released.
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