Four people killed in crash of car clocked at 169 mph were from Griffin area, coroner says
The four victims killed early Sunday in a fiery, high-speed car crash along Interstate 75 at the High Falls exit were publicly identified by the Monroe County coroner on Monday.
Coroner Joey Proctor said the victims, from Spalding County and the Griffin area, roughly 20 miles northwest of where the wreck happened, were: Oman Ellis, 21; G’nai Foster, 22; Jarvis Redding, 18; and Tyron Barrett, 17.
Proctor said one of the people killed was driving the car, a Dodge Charger Scat Pack, which at one point was said to have reached 169 mph after zooming past sheriff’s deputies early Sunday on the north side of Forsyth.
Sheriff’s officials have said the 12:15 a.m. crash happened when the car shot up the freeway’s northbound off-ramp at High Falls Road and crashed into some woods before catching fire.
It was not clear why the car was traveling at more than twice the 70-mph posted speed limit.
Deputies, however, said they found three guns in the car along with 17 credits cards.
This story was originally published February 7, 2022 at 3:51 PM.