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Authorities identify man killed in fiery Columbus crash on Thanksgiving Day

Authorities have identified the man killed in a single-vehicle crash early Thanksgiving Day.

The wreck happened around 1 a.m. Thursday at Woodruff Farm Road and Cranston Drive.

Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan said the driver has been identified as Theotis Wilson, 27.

Wilson’s body was trapped in the car that caught fire after the impact, Bryan said.

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Tim Chitwood
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
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Tim Chitwood is from Seale, Alabama, and started as a police beat reporter with the Ledger-Enquirer in 1982. He since has covered Columbus’ serial killings and other homicides, following some from the scene of the crime to trial verdicts and ensuing appeals. He also has been a Ledger-Enquirer humor columnist since 1987. He’s a graduate of Auburn University, and started out working for the weekly Phenix Citizen in Phenix City, Ala.
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