58-year-old man dead after car runs off highway, flips into construction zone below
A Warner Robins man was killed after his car ran off the road into a construction zone, police say.
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The accident happened on Monday just after 7:50 a.m. at the westbound I-16 and southbound I-75 split in Macon.
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According to The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, the car ran off the road, then hit a light pole.
The light pole was knocked over and the car rolled over inside the construction zone under the highway.
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The coroner identified the driver as Richard Dudley, 58, of Warner Robins. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The investigation is ongoing.
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