An Eatonton man died when his car crashed into the traffic light pole on Highway 44 at Scott Road and burst into flames. Passersby pulled the man out of the car before it burned. CONTRIBUTED/PCSO
The car burst into flames immediately upon impact. CONTRIBUTED/PCSO
An Eatonton man was killed Monday in a single-car crash on State Route 44, which rerouted traffic for more than five hours, according to authorities. Jerard Jerome, 41, of
Jerard Jerome, 41, of Eatonton, apparently died instantly when the 2020 Honda Accord he was driving crashed into a traffic light pole, according to Putnam County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Russell Blenk.
