Names released for 2 people killed in Burke County crash

WAYNESBORO, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Two people have died after a crash in Burke County on Wednesday night.

They were identified as 49-year-old Russell Shayne Findley of Greiner Circle in north Burke County and 31-year-old Gabriel Lee Bobbitt of Ball Ground in Cherokee County.

The Burke County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to a single-vehicle crash on the 800 block of Hancock Landing Road around 7:40 p.m.

Deputies say the investigation indicates the driver of the vehicle, traveling southbound at an excessive speed, failed to negotiate a curve. The vehicle left the roadway, striking a ditch.

The impact caused the vehicle to flip and overturn several times before coming to a stop, according to the sheriff’s office.

Findley and Bobbitt were inside the vehicle at the time of the crash.

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The Burke County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Division is investigating the crash.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the loved ones of those lost in this tragic accident,” said Burke County Sheriff Alfonzo Williams.