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Mother, child die in wreck
Twin brother in fair condition
By Jeremy Craig| Staff Writer
Thursday, October 12, 2006
A young Waynesboro mother and her 3-year-old daughter were killed in a Wednesday afternoon tractor-trailer wreck on Mike Padgett Highway, authorities said.
Richmond County Deputy Coroner Charlena Graham said Julie Dorn-George, 26, and her daughter, Breanna George, died in the accident in the 4100 block of Mike Padgett Highway, near International Paper.
An autopsy will be performed today at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime lab in Augusta, Ms. Graham said.
Breanna's twin brother, Barton, was rushed to Medical College of Georgia Hospital, police said.
A hospital spokeswoman said Wednesday night that Barton was listed in fair condition.
The wreck happened after 1 p.m., said sheriff's Capt. Jim Griffin, head of the sheriff's office's south precinct.
Thomas Lattimore, 37, of Ohio, was driving north on Mike Padgett Highway and had picked up a load from Federal Paperboard when he pulled over to the right in what Capt. Griffin called an "acceleration lane" to look at a map.
Mrs. Dorn-George, who was driving a Chevrolet Astro van, apparently drifted into the acceleration lane, ramming the back of Mr. Lattimore's tractor-trailer, the captain said.
The entire front of the van was crushed, jammed underneath the back of the rig.
There were no skidmarks on the ground that would indicate that Mrs. Dorn-George had time to apply the brakes, the captain said.
Capt. Griffin said Mr. Lattimore was charged with improper stopping in a road.
"The lane is established as an acceleration lane, and is intended for large vehicles to get enough speed to get up the hill," Capt. Griffin said. "It is not a shoulder."
"He had no justifiable reason to stop there."
Mr. Lattimore was shaken by the accident.
"I won't be right from this anymore," he said. "Just to see that kid put on the ambulance, that ... did it."
Further charges are pending, Capt. Griffin said.
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From the Thursday, October 12, 2006 edition of the Augusta Chronicle
He's also being charged with 2 counts of vehiclular homicide.