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Robert Nails Jr., 23, killed; Keyshon Leonard injured after crash sends car over 100 feet in the air on U.S. 1 near Alma, Georgia

Modified Date: 
Mon, 11/20/2017 - 9:42am
Accident Date: 
Sunday, January 31, 2016

Alma man dies in crash in which car went airborne for 107 feet, state patrol says(link is external)

In trying to get back onto the roadway, Nails over-corrected and lost control of the vehicle, which went began rotating and went across two traffic lanes before going into the ditch, the state patrol said. Upon hitting the ditch embankment, the Impala went airborne for 107 feet and nearly 150 feet farther on the ground before stopping, the state patrol said. Nails died at the scene and Leonard was air evacuated to Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah.
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Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Robert Nails Jr.
Keyshon Leonard
Roadway: 
U.S. 1
City: 
Alma, GA
County: 
Bacon County, GA
Area: 
Savannah, GA

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