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Middle Georgia man dies of injuries from truck crash on I-475 in Monroe County

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A 68-year-old Monroe County man died late Tuesday after his pickup truck ran off Interstate 475 near Bolingbroke and crashed into a tree.

Monroe sheriff’s officials said Wednesday that the victim, Barry Wooten of Forsyth, had been driving a Ford F-150 northbound on the freeway near the Bolingbroke exit about 3:20 p.m. Tuesday when the wreck happened.

Wooten, who was traveling alone, was taken by ambulance to a Macon hospital where he died.

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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