Woman, 57, killed when SUV hits her on Pio Nono Avenue in south Macon

A woman was killed Tuesday night when she was struck by a Toyota SUV on Pio Nono Avenue near Dewey Street, not far south of the Interstate 75 interchange and Rocky Creek Road.

According to Bibb County sheriff’s officials, Betty Jackson, 57, was walking in a southbound lane of the well-traveled thoroughfare shortly after 8 p.m. when she was hit by a southbound Toyota 4Runner driven by a Macon woman.

Those who live in the area, which has no sidewalks or crosswalks, often navigate Pio Nono on foot to shop at a 24-hour convenience store on the west side of the highway.

Jackson, who according to Coroner Leon Jones was from South Carolina, was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

This story was originally published February 8, 2023 at 8:58 AM.

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.