Police: 1 dead after Thursday morning crash in Milledgeville

The Milledgeville Police Department is investigating a single-vehicle crash Thursday morning that left one person dead.

MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Milledgeville Police Department is investigating a single-vehicle crash Thursday morning that left a man dead.

According to a news release posted on the Milledgeville Police Facebook page, patrol units were dispatched to the 2600 block of North Columbia Street just after 9 a.m. in reference to an iPhone crash activation.

Patrol officers located a vehicle on the west side of North Columbia Street in the tree line, approached it and found an unresponsive male in the driver’s seat wearing his seat belt.

“Officers quickly removed the driver from the vehicle and began CPR and other life-saving measures until Milledgeville Fire Rescue and Navicent Health EMS arrived on scene,” the release stated.

The male, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at Atirum Health Navicent Baldwin.

Officers say the preliminary investigation reveals the vehicle was traveling northbound on North Columbia Street when it crossed over both southbound lanes and left the road on the west side of North Columbia Street. The vehicle then continued traveling into the tree line, striking several trees.

“At this time, it is believed the driver suffered from some type of medical emergency that caused him to crash,” the release stated.