The investigation continues into a fatal accident Tuesday involving a Georgia State Patrol trooper where a woman was killed. GSP Sgt. B. J. Leopold said Trooper First-class Chris Palmer was pursuing a speeding driver heading northbound on U.S. 301 South just before 6:30 p.m. Tuesday when a 2010 Chevrolet Colorado, driven by Sarah Alice Sikes, 71, Middle Road, Collins, pulled into his path. Sikes’ truck struck Palmer’s 2007 Dodge Charger patrol car in the passenger side, she said.