Two brothers from Georgia were killed when a wrong-way driver crashed head on into their car early Sunday,
Jack ‘Deacon’ Harris, 20, and his brother, Garrett, 18, were heading east on Interstate 16 in Laurens County around 1.15am when a Toyota Avalon driving in the wrong direction smashed into their Saturn L200.
According to Georgia State Patrol, ‘the Saturn was engulfed in flames’ and both brothers died at the scene.
Brothers Jack ‘Deacon’ Harris, 20 (right), and his brother, Garrett, 18 (left), were killed when a wrong-way driver crashed head on into their car early Sunday
Deacon and Garrett were heading east on Interstate 16 in Laurens County around 1.15am when a Toyota Avalon driving in the wrong direction smashed into their Saturn L200. (Pictured, right, Dennis Piecuch hugs Garrett at his Allatoona High School graduation and, left, Deacon and Piecuch pose)
According to Georgia State Patrol, ‘the Saturn was engulfed in flames’ and both brothers died at the scene. The brothers, both students at Georgia Southern University, were returning to campus after having spent Thanksgiving break at their home in metro Atlanta
The brothers, both students at Georgia Southern University, were returning to campus after having spent Thanksgiving break at their home in metro Atlanta.
‘They had a little bit of homework to finish up [and] wanted to spend time with their friends before classes started Monday,’ their father, Jack Harris, told the student newspaper The George-Anne.
‘So they left to drive at night thinking traffic would be better and this accident happened.’
Deacon was a junior at Georgia Southern, the university newspaper reported. Garrett was a freshman.
The university released a statement following the fatal crash that read:
‘The Georgia Southern University community is saddened to learn of the accident that resulted in the loss of two of our students, Garrett Harris and Jack Deacon Harris.
GSP officials said the driver of the Toyota, Jared Adler, 27 (pictured), of Sandy Springs, was taken to Navicent Health Medical Center in Macon with injuries
Adlier’s (pictured) condition is unknown at this time. Authorities have not yet released details on how the wrong-way driver ended up on the wrong side of the highway
‘Our deepest sympathies go out to their family and friends and our thoughts are with them during this time. Counseling is available for our students as we all grieve this tragedy.”
GSP officials said the driver of the Toyota, Jared Adler, 27, of Sandy Springs, was taken to Navicent Health Medical Center in Macon with injuries.
His condition is unknown at this time. Authorities have not yet released details on how the wrong-way driver ended up on the wrong side of the highway.
A GoFundMe account has been created by friends of the family to help for the funeral arrangements. So far, $17,668 has been reaised out of $24,000 goal