![]() ![]() May 19 “lightning had struck her residence and she could smell smoke.” The deputy saw damage from the strike, but no sign of fire. Matter of record: A Richmond Hill woman reported around 12:22 a.m. The man, who it turned out had “multiple suspensions for DUI and habitual violator,” was sweating and inside his pickup were “multiple cans of compressed air,” one of which was “located directly next to the driver’s seat (and) was still cold to the touch, which is consistent with someone inverting the can and ‘huffing’ or sniffing the fumes which can have an intoxicating affect.” Prescriptions for gabapentin and suboxone were also discovered.Ī witness to the man's wreck on I-16 told the deputy the driver said he thought he was in Cordele. ![]() She checked out the driver to see if he was OK, and got his name. Then, dispatch reported a white pickup “weaving in the roadway on I-16,” and as the deputy headed that way the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office reported the “vehicle crashed at the county line and the driver was detained.”Ī Chatham County Police Department officer met the BCSO deputy at the scene and said she saw the pickup weaving and then hit a guard wire in the median. The driver said he couldn’t get over because of the size of his truck and the pickup dented his bumper. The driver told the deputy “he was involved in a hit and run accident just up the road on Highway 280 at Olive Branch Road.” The driver said a white Chevy pickup was “driving towards Pembroke in the middle of the road at a slow pace, causing vehicles to divert to the shoulder to avoid being hit.” was flagged down by a tractor trailer driver on the I-16 east bound on ramp. Once the man got to the jail he unleashed more profanity towards the deputy and jail officers, the report said.įelony with a vehicle, aggressive driving, hit and run, more: A deputy on patrol May 21 around 12:50 p.m. “As I proceeded to transport (the man) to the jail following a lawful arrest, he began to curse at me saying things like ‘(bleep) you Pig,” “all cops are pigs,” “hope you die,” and other numerous offensive, violent and tumultuous sayings toward me.” “My emergency lights were activated and I could hear people driving by commenting on how crazy and obnoxious the motorcycle driver was and thanking me for pulling him over,” the deputy reported, adding that he followed the biker back to the business, where a check revealed the man’s license had most recently been suspended July 2, 2021, though there “were numerous other suspensions as well.”ĭuring the incident the man “became argumentative with (deputies),” and after he was put in a patrol car he “spit numerous times through the partition screen between the rear and front seats, all over my in car computer and dash,” the deputy wrote. The deputy used radar to clock the motorcycle at 88 mph and pulled behind it at the light at the intersection. May 20 in Blitchton heard a “loud motorcycle” leave a business headed west on Highway 80, then saw it turn around and headed back toward the intersection of 80 and Highway 280 at what he estimated was 95 mph. ![]() Suspended license, aggressive driving, more: A deputy patrolling shortly before 2 p.m. Golf, boating, fishing, hunting, bicycling.From Bryan County Sheriff’s Office initial incident reports: Adjoining Wilcox county hosts the Wild Hog festival every May and Dooly County hosts the Big Pig Jig every November. The annual Watermelon festival is held every June. CultureĬrisp County offers the opportunity for involvement in social and civic activities throughout the year. The county also is home to South Georgia Technical College and Darton College. Crisp Academy is the local private school. The Crisp County School System has five schools. EducationĬordele, the county seat, is home to several schools public, private and post-secondary. Sumter County receives an average of 48 inches of rainfall each year. while the average high for July is 91 degrees F. The average high for January is 38 degrees F. The South is known for its warm, humid summers and Sumter County enjoys moderate temperatures year-round. Total immediate market, Crisp, Dooly and Wilcox Counties, 46,600. Geographic LocationĬrisp County is about 140 miles South of Atlanta. Cordele is also the home of the Veterans Memorial State Park which includes the Retreat to Lake Blackshear and a 18 hole golf course. The Flint River separates Crisp and Sumter Counties. ![]() In November 1864 Cordele served as the temporary capital of Georgia. Located in South central Georgia, Crisp County know as the Watermelon Capital of the World. ![]()
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