TOOMBS COUNTY, GA – An 82-year-old Vidalia man was killed Monday afternoon in a crash involving a Toombs County Sheriff’s Office vehicle at a busy intersection in the county, according to authorities.
The wreck happened around 5:11 p.m. on January 12th at the intersection of U.S. Highway 1 and Five Points Road in Lyons, GA. Toombs County 911 received a call from a witness who reported that a sheriff’s truck traveling northbound on Highway 1 collided with a blue van that was turning off Five Points Road.
Investigators identified the deputy driving the sheriff’s vehicle as Jamiya Perry. The driver of the van was identified as James Wilbanks, 82, of Vidalia…