Burke County employee killed in car crash

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

BURKE COUNTY, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) -- An employee at the Burke County Road & Bridges Department has died after a morning crash.

Around 7:42 a.m. Wednesday, a Burke County Road & Bridges work truck was making a left turn onto Brown Mobley Road from Highway 24 South when it was hit by another vehicle.

William Procter was driving the truck and was taken to Burke Medical Center for treatment where he later died.

Another employee was in the truck with Proctor and they were treated for non-life threatening injuries. The driver and a child in the other car were not injured.

Georgia State Patrol is investigating the crash.

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