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Car strikes six trees; Claxton man dead
Evans County wreck also leaves 2 critical
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A Claxton man was killed and two passengers injured Sunday when the driver's 2010 Camaro SS struck six trees off Firetower Road. According to Georgia State Patrol crash reports, which were incomplete Wednesday, Jason Daniel McNeely, 28, Hwy.169, Claxton, was driving at a high rate of speed along Firetower Road in Evans County when he failed to successfully negotiate a curve. His car left the roadway, traveled 168 feet, then crossed the road in an uncontrolled move, going another 156 feet before striking a tree, reports stated.
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