We are learning more about a father and son who were crushed by a falling tree at a Georgia golf over the weekend.
Matthew Terrell Collins Sr., 58, and Matthew Terrell Collins Jr., 29, were taking refuge under a tree in their golf cart when the tree fell and crushed them at the Bull Creek Golf Course in Midland, Georgia.
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Channel 2 Action News learned on Monday that Matthew Collins Jr. had been a police officer with the Columbus Police Department.
“Matthew Jr. served our department with pride, and we are grateful for his service to this community. We extend our deepest condolences to the Collins family and ask that you keep them in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time,” the department said in a post on Facebook…