Three Killed in Fatal Wreck in East Dublin, Including Two Soperton Residents

Treutlen County schools made mental health counselors and school counselors available to students in the school’s media room until noon on May 5, following a car accident in East Dublin which claimed the lives of two Soperton residents.

“We are deeply saddened to learn of the tragic accident that occurred Sunday evening in East Dublin, which claimed the lives of members of our community, including one of our students,” wrote the Treutlen County School System in a post to FaceBook. “Our thoughts and heartfelt prayers are with the families, friends, and all those affected during this incredibly difficult time.”

According to Laurens County Deputy Coroner Nathan Stanley, a vehicle driven by Damarcus Tyrell Wimbush, 29, from Millen, Georgia, was involved in a head-on collision with a vehicle driven by Chelsea Elizabeth Wilson, 35, of Soperton, around 11:51 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at the intersection of Ga. 29 South and J.W. Warren Road in East Dublin.

According to the Georgia State Patrol, Trooper First Class Andrew Thompson responded to the location around 11:54 p.m. The crash investigation determined that a Chrysler 300 was traveling north on Ga. 29 and failed to maintain its lane. The vehicle entered the southbound lane and hit a Kia Sorento head-on.

This crash led to the deaths of the driver of the Chrysler, Wimbush. Wilson, the driver of the Kia, and her daughter, Aliah Michelle Smith, 16, of Soperton, who was a passenger, were transported to Fairview Park Hospital. 

Wimbush was pronounced dead by Stanley on the scene around 1 a.m. on Monday, May 4. Wilson and her daughter, Smith, were transported to Fairview Park Hospital. A doctor pronounced Wilson dead at 1:12 a.m. A doctor also pronounced Smith dead around 2:37 a.m.

“The loss of a young life is something that touches our entire school community, and we grieve alongside you,” wrote the school on FaceBook.

Stanley said two other children were also in the Kia. The GSP said they were transported with non-life threatening injuries. 

The cause of death for all three deaths was multiple blunt trauma due to a motor vehicle crash. 

“It’s sad,” Stanley said. “A lot of lives changed in the split of a second.”