Two Columbus men die after car crashes into parked excavator on construction site
Two Columbus men are dead after a car crash in Troup County Sunday morning, according to the Georgia State Patrol.
The two victims were identified by the Troup County Coroner’s Office as Jerry Lee Tucker, 52, and Alvin Passmore Jr., 57.
Officials say the driver of the vehicle drove into a construction zone on State Route 1 near Smokey Road and struck a parked excavator. Both men sustained fatal injuries from the wreck, according to GSP.