Man Dies in Vehicle Fire at Gas Station
Body Found in Shallow Grave on Heard Avenue
Columbia County authorities are investigating a fatal vehicle fire overnight at the Pilot gas station on Jimmie Dyess Parkway off I-20.
Employees said a man filled up a camper van with gas around 3:00 this morning, then went inside and purchased a lighter. The customer then moved the van to the back of the parking lot.
Minutes later, workers reported hearing an explosion. They went outside and found the van on fire.
The driver, whose name has not been released, was found in the back of the vehicle. Authorities have only identified him as a white male.
Investigators are still trying to determine what happened.
Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.
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