MACON, Ga. — UPDATE, 6:15 p.m.:
Houston County's coroner has released the names of two men killed in a weekend wreck.
Coroner Danny Galpin says the two are 33-year-old Elmer Cisneros of Centerville, the driver, and 49-year-old Juan Ramirez of Byron, who was the passenger.
Galpin said both men died from traumatic injuries from Saturday's accident which happened near the intersection of Highway 41 and Feagin Mill Road.
The Houston County Sheriff's Office says they're still investigating why Cisneros apparently drove off the road and into a ditch.
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Two people are dead after an accident in Warner Robins this past weekend.
According to Capt. Ronnie Harlowe with the Houston County Sheriff’s Office, the accident happened around 6:55 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of Highway 41 and Feagin Mill Road.
Harlowe says that based on witness statements, it appears the driver was going north on Highway 41 when they left the road and went into a ditch. They then crashed into a tree after going into the ditch.
He says one person was pronounced dead at the scene while another person in the car was taken to the hospital, where they later died from their injuries.
The names of both the driver and passenger have not been released yet pending notification of the next of kin. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
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