Macon woman dies of injuries from car crash that happened a block from her home

A 37-year-old Macon woman who was seriously injured Tuesday night in a car crash on Ridge Avenue died Wednesday at a local hospital, officials said.

The woman who died, Shineka Hughes, lived about a block away from scene of the wreck, Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones said Thursday.

A Bibb sheriff’s spokesperson said Hughes was driving a 2015 Hyundai Accent, which collided with a 2001 Ford Taurus at Ridge’s intersection with Riley Avenue shortly before 11 p.m. Tuesday.

The driver of the Taurus was taken to a hospital for treatment and later released.

The crash happened near a church about 300 yards southeast of Henry Burns Park and Ingleside Avenue, about a block north of Vineville Avenue.

Sheriff’s investigators were still looking into what may have caused 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.