Woman, 74, struck and killed by 18-wheeler on Vineville Avenue in Macon

A 74-year-old woman was killed Monday afternoon when an 18-wheeler struck her on Vineville Avenue in Macon, Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones said.

The woman, who was believed to have been walking along the 2000 block of Vineville near the Forest Avenue intersection just west of Interstate 75, died at the scene just before 5 p.m., Jones said.

Bibb sheriff’s officials said in a statement that the tractor-trailer was turning east off Forest Avenue onto Vineville as the woman began crossing the street at a crosswalk.

The statement said the woman “collided with the rear portion of the 18-wheeler and fell under the trailer.”

This story was originally published June 28, 2021 at 5:42 PM.

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.