By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism.
3 killed in Jenkins Co. accident
Portal residents victims of crash near county line
Burke photo
From left, Ottis Burke, in critical condition; Jamie Hill and his wife Cortney Hill, deceased; holding baby Paisleigh, also deceased, and Lois Burke, deceased. - photo by Special
A Portal family lost three loved ones Wednesday night in a tragic accident just inside Jenkins County. Two more family members survived, with one in critical condition at a Savannah hospital.Lois Burke, 68, her 6-month-old great-granddaughter, Paisleigh Hill, and the baby’s mother, Cortney Hill, 23, all died in the crash around 8:45 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Highway 25 and Gay’s Hill Church Road, near the Bulloch/Jenkins county line, according to reports from Georgia State Patrol Post 21 in Sylvania.Burke’s husband, Ottis Burke, 66, and another granddaughter, 4-year-old Aleigha Shultz, survived. Ottis Burke is in critical condition after being airlifted to Memorial Hospital in Savannah, while the 4-year-old was taken to East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro, where she was released after treatment, according to reports.Susan Burns, who is the Burkes’ daughter and grandmother to Paisleigh and Aleigha, who are cousins, said the family was with her father at Memorial Thursday.
Sign up for the Herald's free e-newsletter