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Augusta Motorist Dies After Losing Control of SUV & Striking Tree

Michael Blansett, from Facebook

Date: October 04, 2021
By Greg Rickabaugh

An Augusta man died Monday morning after losing control of his SUV and striking a tree on the side of Clark Road, authorities said.

Michael Ray Blansett, 28, of Simpkins Lane, lost control of a 2004 Jeep Liberty while driving south on the 1500 block of Clark Road. He crossed the northbound lane and struck a tree, Coroner Mark Bowen said.

Michael Blansett from Facebook

The driver was pronounced dead on the scene at 6:50 a.m. Monday, the coroner said.

The wreck cause authorities to temporarily shut down Clarke Road from Hephzibah McBean Road and just east of the crash scene on Clarke Road.

Greg Rickabaugh is the Jail Report Contributor for The Augusta Press. Reach him at greg.rickabaugh@theaugustapress.com.

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The Author

Greg Rickabaugh is an award-winning crime reporter in the Augusta-Aiken area with experience writing for The Augusta Chronicle and serving as publisher of The Jail Report. He also owns AugustaCrime.com. Rickabaugh is a 1994 graduate of the University of South Carolina and has appeared on several crime documentaries on the Investigation Discovery channel. He is married with two daughters.

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