EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. — Police say a woman was killed when she plowed into a logging truck on a Georgia highway.
The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office said 58-year-old Tonya Leidy, of Guyton, was driving northbound on Highway 17 just before 11 a.m. Tuesday when she crossed the center line and hit the logging truck head-on. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The driver of the logging truck was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
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The road was shut down for nearly seven hours as officers investigated. It has since reopened.
It’s unclear why Leidy veered into the oncoming lane.
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Friends said on a GoFundMe set up to help Leidy’s family that she was the wife of police officer Ken Leidy.
Michael Akers set up the GoFundMe to help with Leidy’s funeral costs.
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