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One Passenger Killed in Three-Vehicle Wreck in Columbia County

Three vehicles were involved in a wreck last night on I-20 near mile marker 180 that left one dead and had westbound lanes shut down and traffic detoured. The Columbia…

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Three vehicles were involved in a wreck last night on I-20 near mile marker 180 that left one dead and had westbound lanes shut down and traffic detoured.

The Columbia County Sheriff's Office says the vehicles collided just past the rest area.

A passenger in one of the vehicles, 24-year-old Mardrez Jackson of Washington, Georgia, was taken to Doctors Hospital where he died a short time later.  An autopsy will be done to determine the cause of his death,

One of the drivers involved is in custody charged with vehicle homicide.  The sheriff's office is expected to release more information about the collision and pending charges later this morning.

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.