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88-year-old Warner Robins woman killed in car crash on South Houston Lake Road

An 88-year-old Warner Robins woman was killed Monday morning in a car wreck on South Houston Lake Road, just south of Russell Parkway, police said.

The wreck happened just before 11:30 a.m. at the intersection of Kathryn Ryals Road.

Warner Robins police said a 2010 Mazda 3 driven by a 22-year-old Centerville man was headed south on Houston Lake when it struck a 1993 Honda Civic driven by Helen Collins, of Warner Robins.

Police said in a statement that Collins, who was killed in the crash, had been on Kathryn Ryals Road when she tried to cross the intersection at Houston Lake and was hit by the Mazda.

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.
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