TRAFFIC FATALITY
Jones County’s second fatal accident within four days took the life of a Twiggs County woman with the cause of the accident unknown.
A report of the Nov. 22 accident by Jones County Sheriff Deputy Henry David Thayer states that Martha Showers, 70, was found deceased at the scene of the accident that occurred on Georgia Highway 57.
Thayer said he was dispatched in reference to an accident with a possible ejection at approximately 4 p.m. When he arrived at the scene, the deputy said he made contact with the 1998 Mercury driven by Showers about 150 to 170 feet from the roadway.
Thayer said the vehicle was overturned and the victim was located 25 to 30 yards from the vehicle.
Jones County Coroner Matt Jarratt was called to the scene and pronounced Showers deceased. He said the cause of death was blunt force trauma injuries received in the accident.
Officers spoke to neighbors in the area, but no one witnessed the accident.
Thayer said he turned the scene over to accident Investigator Dep. Kevin Harden.
JCSO Capt. Kenny Allen commented Dec. 1 that the cause of the fatal accident remains under investigation.
