Passenger killed in two-car crash in Monroe County

A passenger was killed in a two-vehicle crash on High Falls Road near Boxankle Road in Monroe County early Wednesday.

He was identified as Paul Dewberry, 29, of Forsyth, according to a Monroe County Sheriff’s Office news release.

According to the release, here’s what happened in the 12:15 a.m. crash:

The driver of a Mercury Grand Marquis was traveling west toward Interstate 75 when he failed to maintain lane and hit a Ford Crown Victoria, the release said. The driver of the Ford attempted to avoid the collision, but impact occurred at both vehicles’ passenger headlights.

The Mercury then traveled down into a deep embankment.

Monroe County EMS extracted the entrapped passenger, later identified as Dewberry. He was pronounced dead at the Monroe County Hospital at 1:29 a.m., said Monroe County Coroner Joey Proctor.

The Mercury’s driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, while Ford’s driver was also taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure.

This story was originally published November 4, 2020 at 7:57 AM.