Sports
Peach County football player killed in car wreck
By Todd Holcomb
Aug 21, 2016A Peach County football player was killed after he lost control of the SUV he was driving in a curve in Byron on Saturday evening, according to the Macon Telegraph.
Raekwon Smith was a senior offensive and defensive lineman. He was 18.
Peach County corner Kerry Rooks told the newspaper that Smith’s vehicle flipped and landed in a ditch. There were three other passengers in the car, and two were transported to a Macon hospital, the newspaper reported. The severity of their injuries were unknown. The accident occurred around 8:30 p.m.
Peach County plays its first regular-season game on Friday at home against Houston County, the No. 1-ranked team in Class AAAAAA.
