A fatal traffic accident early Wednesday morning in the Hephzibah area has left one person dead and another critically injured.
At approximately 2:05 a.m. Wednesday, deputies from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 4500 block of Old Waynesboro Road following reports of a single-vehicle crash. Deputies discovered that a southbound vehicle had veered off the roadway and collided with an unknown object.
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Cody Lee Arrington, 31, was ejected from the vehicle after a single motor vehicle crash. He was pronounced dead on the scene at 2:50 a.m. Wednesday. An autopsy has been scheduled.
Another person in the vehicle was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, authorities said.
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an ongoing investigation into the cause of the crash.
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