The Georgia State Patrol on Thursday identified the driver and two passengers killed in a fiery wreck this month while allegedly fleeing from police in Carroll County.
The crash happened May 10 on Bowden Junction Road, just outside of Mount Zion. Troopers said it took some time for the three victims to be identified due to the severe burns to their bodies.
According to investigators, the driver of a silver Lexus IS was being pursued north by a Mount Zion patrol officer around 11 p.m. when he lost control while allegedly navigating a curve at high speeds. The Lexus then crossed into the opposite lane and went off the road, striking a power pole and large boulder, the GSP stated.
After hitting the boulder, troopers said the Lexus became engulfed in flames and started tumbling. The driver, identified as 26-year-old Jeremiah Flax, was partially ejected as the car flipped and eventually came to a stop on the shoulder of the road, facing north, according to authorities.
Flax and the other passengers, 19-year-old Keelan Baron and 21-year-old Gabriel Braddock, died in the wreck, the GSP said. Both Flax and Baron were from Villa Rica, while Braddock was from Temple.
No other details were provided by the GSP on what led to the pursuit. An investigation into the crash is ongoing.
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