UPDATE: Bibb deputies renew call for help in September 2024 fatal hit-and-run

The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is renewing its call for help finding the person responsible for a hit-and-run last year that resulted in the death of 24-year-old Jaxon Bilbrey.

January 28, 2025

Tucker Sargent,

UPDATE (1/28/25): The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is renewing its call for help finding the person responsible for a hit-and-run on Emery Highway last year that resulted in the death of 24-year-old Jaxon Bilbrey.

In a news release on Monday, the sheriff’s office asked anyone with information to call (478) 751-7500 and ask to speak with fatality investigator or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.

ORIGINAL STORY (9/1/24):

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bibb County deputies are looking for the driver of a vehicle that struck and killed a man overnight.

According to a sheriff’s office news release, deputies responded to Emery Highway near Lexington Street around 2:30 a.m. Sunday after receiving reports about a person down.

Deputies arrived and found 24-year-old Jaxon Bilbrey. He was pronounced dead on the scene. His body was taken to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) Crime Lab for an autopsy.

No information is available about the vehicle involved. If you can help with the investigation, call the sheriff’s office at (478) 751-7500 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68-CRIME.