Quentian Jesse Nixon, 28, and Maurice Barry, 28, killed, and Lakeisha Young, 22, seriously injured in single-vehicle crash into tree off of I-985 in Hall County, Georgia

Modified Date: 
Wed, 06/21/2017 - 4:23pm
Accident Date: 
Friday, January 1, 2016

2 dead, one injured in Hall County crash

Police tell CBS46 that a vehicle traveling southbound on the highway veered off the roadway and struck a tree. Two people were killed and another sustained serious injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Hall County early Friday morning. It is unclear what caused the crash. Three people were inside the vehicle at the time of the crash. The crash happened on I-985 near Friendship around 5:10 a.m.

Crash on I-985 kills 2 early on New Year’s Day

The driver, Quentian Jesse Nixon, 28, of Jacksonville, Fla., was killed. Also killed was the front seat passenger, another 28-year-old male whose identity has not yet been released pending notification of the family.

UPDATE: Name of second person killed in Friday wreck in South Hall released

The second person killed in a wreck on I-985 near Flowery Branch early Friday has been identified as Maurice Barry, 28, Clanton, Ala.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Quentian Jesse Nixon
Lakeisha Young
Maurice Barry
Roadway: 
I-985

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