Two Blackshear Georgian men lost their lives and another was seriously injured in a traffic accident Thursday night in the Beulah Church Community.

William C. “Billy” Patterson 36, and Austin Johnson, 31, died in the accident, which occurred about 7 p.m. Thursday on Little Hurricane Creek Road.

Benny Sweat, 27, of Blackshear suffered injuries in the crash. According to the accident report, Patterson was driving a 1998 Ford Explorer north on the Little Hurricane Creek Road near its intersection with Davis Road. The vehicle went off the road, overturned several times over a distance of 66 feet and then struck a tree. Patterson was ejected from the Explorer.

We at Ernst Park LLC had personal injury and wrongful death.  We can be reached at either 770-291-2009 or our Jasper Office at 706-253-2946.