A Claxton man was killed in a single vehicle crash Tuesday morning on Highway 301 South near Ephesus Church Road. Neighbors reported hearing a loud noise around 1 a.m., but Georgia State Patrol received a call about the wreck around 3:45 a.m., said Trooper Tyler Rickman. William Nicholas Rogers, 21, of South Claxton Avenue in Claxton, was driving a 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe when he possibly "fell asleep or was distracted" and left the roadway, traveling about 400 feet before striking a culvert.