Grandmother, 9-year-old granddaughter identified as victims in fatal Macon crash

The two people who were pronounced dead in a car crash Sunday on I-75 in Macon have been identified by the Macon-Bibb County Coroner’s Office.

The victims were Linda King, 54, and her 9-year-old granddaughter, Skylar Harden, according to the Coroner’s Office Administrator Ruth Taylor.

The two-vehicle crash happened around 5:09 p.m. Sunday on I-75 northbound near Rock Creek Road.

According to the Georgia State Patrol, a preliminary investigation found that a Dodge Charger sideswiped a Ram 2500 pickup truck before leaving the roadway to the right and overturning, as previously reported by The Telegraph.

King and Harden sustained fatal injuries and both were pronounced dead at the scene. Another passenger, a 6-year-old child, was critically injured and transported to Atrium Health Navicent for medical treatment.

The coroner’s office could not provide updates on the 6-year-old’s status.

The crash remains under GSP investigation.

Twelve people died in traffic crashes across Georgia during the 78-hour Independence Day holiday travel period, according to a July 6 GSP press release. The holiday travel period began at 6 p.m. on July 2, and ended at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, July 5.

GSP troopers reportedly investigated nine of the fatal crashes, while local law enforcement agencies investigated three.

Three fatalities were reported in Troop D, which includes Bibb County. A GSP public information officer confirmed that the two victims in the Macon crash were included in the report.