High school senior, man, killed in crash near Jefferson

High school senior, man, killed in crash near Jefferson

A high school senior and a Colbert man are dead, and another man injured, in a crash near Jefferson that happened after the three attended a "Deaf Awareness Day" at Six Flags Over Georgia.

Georgia State Patrol trooper Curtis Bradshaw says 18-year-old passenger Kyle Redd of Jefferson and 24-year-old Destin James Hattaway were killed early yesterday when a 2003 Toyota pickup Hattaway was driving hit a tree head-on on Georgia 335.

Redd was a senior at Jackson County Comprehensive High School. Bradshaw says Redd was scheduled to graduate this weekend.

Another passenger -- 30-year-old Brian Anthony Taylor of Hixson, Tennessee -- was flown to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, where he is listed in critical but stable condition.

Bradshaw says all three men were hearing impaired and had spent Saturday at the amusement park attending the "Deaf Awareness Day." He says they met and became friends and were on their way home when the vehicle crashed into a pine tree about 3 am yesterday.

Bradshaw says authorities belive Hattaway fell asleep at the wheel since there are NO tire marks at the crash site.

Ouch. how tragic.

that's not good. rest in peace, dudes.

Fell asleep? Eek! That's not good.

ouch this week graduate ? that too close!!

fell sleep and hit ? oh yikes!!! sound like this guy is very tired!!! and fell sleep to killed it yikes :-S

Oh there's the tread about this news. Brian, the one who survived, is my friend he called me few days ago and let me know about this. Surprising yall knew this since I just found out from him few days ago when he called me on VP. He was in coma for 3 weeks and woke up in hosptipal in GA. He has to stay in hostipal for 2 months. Lucky he turn out to be ok. He cant remember everything but he will refresh his memory once people tell him something. Lucky he remembers me.