Crash in Troup County claims life of young driver
A two-vehicle collision on State Route 54 at the intersection with Hammett Road has resulted in the death of a 19-year-old driver.
The crash, which involved a passenger vehicle and a commercial tractor-trailer, occurred at approximately 3:27 PM on Monday, June 23, 2025.
According to the accident report compiled by state troopers, Savannah Ann Deavers of Sharpsburg, Georgia, was operating a 2015 silver Honda Civic and had stopped at a stop sign on Hammett Road. As she attempted to cross the westbound lanes of SR 54 to continue north on Hammett, her vehicle was struck on the passenger side by a westbound Peterbilt tractor-trailer.
The impact occurred in the westbound lane of SR 54. The driver of the truck, 35-year-old Kevin Kates of Shiloh, Georgia, was not seriously injured and was treated at WellStar of LaGrange. Deavers was critically injured and airlifted by AirEvac to Grady Medical Center in Atlanta. Tragically, she succumbed to her injuries two days later, on June 25, 2025.
The commercial vehicle, owned by Rolling B Ranch of Grannis, Arkansas, was reportedly in compliance with federal and state regulations and was not carrying hazardous materials at the time of the crash.
The accident remains under investigation.
