High rate of speed blamed in crash that killed two Milledgeville teens

Speed was a factor in a deadly crash that killed two Milledgeville teens Monday night, according to the Georgia State Patrol

At about 9:40 p.m., Jonathan Antonio Williams, 18, was driving a 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis south on Roberson Mill Road when he lost control of the car a couple blocks south of North Columbia Street, near Milledgeville Mall.

Williams was changing from the left lane to the right when the car spun and hit the concrete curb and a support pole at the BP gas station at the corner of Hilandale Drive.

Front seat passenger, 14-year-old Christopher Jackson died shortly after the accident. Williams was airlifted to Medical Center, Navicent Health in Macon.

Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones said Williams died at about 1 a.m. Tuesday.

Two back seat passengers, Marquis Williams, 15, and Ramonnt Briscoe, 16, were hurt and taken to the Macon hospital.

The Georgia State Patrol is investigating the accident.

Come back to macon.com for updates and read Wednesday’s Telegraph.

This story was originally published October 4, 2016 at 6:58 AM with the headline "High rate of speed blamed in crash that killed two Milledgeville teens."