Hahira man dies in auto accident

Published 3:15 pm Tuesday, August 22, 2023

HAHIRA — A Hahira man was killed in an automobile accident Sunday in Lowndes County.

A car was heading south on Shiloh Road when it crossed lanes and ran off the road on the east side, according to a statement from the Georgia State Patrol.

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The car headed down an embankment and into a ditch, continuing south before hitting a culvert and going airborne over two private driveways and a mailbox, the GSP said.

The car landed and went end-over-end before rolling several times, coming to rest on the driver’s side.

Thomas Cowart, 55, of Hahira died in the incident, the state patrol said.