Lee Edward Heath, 47, and Anthony Lee Ryan Jensen, 32, killed when struck by vehicle on Interstate 185 in Muscogee County, Georgia

Modified Date: 
Thu, 03/15/2018 - 10:20am
Accident Date: 
Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Two men die after being struck by vehicle on Interstate 185

He said the vehicle the men were traveling in ran out of gas and the driver pulled off to the side of the road to fill it with gas.

UPDATE: Two killed in deadly accident on I-185 identified

Heath ran out of gas and pulled off onto the access road from JR Allen onto I-185 northbound. He then called Pop-A-Lock and Jensen, the employee, responded.

Driver charged with two counts vehicle homicide in I-185 crash at J.R. Allen Parkway

Darion Mitchell, 30, is charged in the deaths of Lee Edward Heath of Phenix City and Anthony Jensen of Columbus in the 5:08 a.m. crash while the pedestrians were putting gas in a pickup truck.

Man charged with vehicular homicide after 2 people died in JR Allen crash

During Recorder’s Court, it was revealed that Mitchell provided police with his brother’s driver’s license and identified himself as his brother. Authorities found who he was after he was fingerprinted by police officers. 

People Involved: 
Lee Edward Heath
Anthony Lee Ryan Jensen
Darion Mitchell
Roadway: 
Interstate 185

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