Victim of fiery Ga. car crash that killed 2 identified more than a month later

AUGUSTA, Ga. — A man who was killed in a fiery, two-car crash in Augusta more than a month ago has just been identified, according to the Augusta Chronicle.

Dillion James Rickerson, 34, of Waynesboro, was killed Sept. 22 in Richmond County. He was the father of two.

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The crash happened on the 5300 block of Mike Padgett highway when deputies said Rickerson swerved into the oncoming lanes.

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The other driver, 30-year-old Richard Faber, was also killed in the crash.

According to WRDW, Faber was a Navy veteran and father of two.

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It’s unclear if there was anyone else in either vehicle.

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