Victims identified in deadly head-on crash in south Bibb County

Two people were killed Tuesday night when the cars they were driving collided in south Bibb County, sheriff’s officials said.

The 6:30 p.m. crash happened along the Sardis Church Road Extension about two miles east of Interstate 75, just east of Houston Road near the intersection of South Walden Road.

Bibb sheriff’s officials said in an emailed statement that Anthony Bailey, 43, the driver of a 2012 Nissan Altima, was headed west on Sardis Church when he “crossed over the median” into the road’s eastbound lanes.

There he was said to have struck head-on an oncoming 2018 Chevy Camaro driven by Tonya Crews, 58.

Crews, of Macon, and Bailey, from Cochran, died at the scene, officials said.

A sheriff’s spokeswoman said a dog riding in Crews’ car was also killed in the wreck.

Joe Kovac Jr.

The Telegraph

Joe Kovac Jr. writes about local news and features for The Telegraph, with an eye for human-interest stories. Joe is a Warner Robins native and graduate of Warner Robins High. He joined the Telegraph in 1991 after graduating from the University of Georgia. As a Pulliam Fellowship recipient in 1991, Joe worked for the Indianapolis News. His stories have appeared in the Washington Post, the Seattle Times and Atlanta Magazine. He has been a Livingston Award finalist and won numerous Georgia Press Association and Georgia Associated Press awards.