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Coroner identifies Macon man killed in south Bibb County ATV wreck on Guy Paine Road

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A Macon man died early Tuesday morning in an ATV wreck in south Bibb County, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies found a man dead on Guy Paine Road east of U.S. Highway 49 in south Macon when they responded to a call reporting a wrecked ATV at about 1:40 a.m., according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.

Coroner Leon Jones identified the man as Billy Darrell White, 59. Jones notified his family after the fatal wreck. White died at about 2:15 a.m., according to deputy coroner Richard Robinson.

No one else was injured in the wreck, and investigators do not think another vehicle was involved, according to the news release. The wreck was still under investigation.

Anyone with information in reference to this fatal accident is urged to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500.

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Micah Johnston
The Telegraph
Micah Johnston is a general assignment reporter for the Macon Telegraph. A Macon native and Mercer University graduate, he joined The Telegraph in 2022. When he’s not writing about anything under the sun, you can find him obsessively following baseball, reading or playing drums.
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