Pedestrian Related Accident Claims 16-Year-Old Early Sunday
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Officials are investigating a fatal pedestrian accident that claimed the life of a 16-year-old male early Sunday in Columbus. (file photo)
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COLUMBUS, GA- A Columbus teen is dead after a pedestrian accident on Manchester Expressway in Columbus on Saturday night. The accident claimed the life of a 16-year-old teen shortly after he had left his nearby place of employment.
According to Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan, 16-year-old Devonte Cage was a passenger in a vehicle traveling on Manchester Expressway in Columbus near the area of the Gateway Walmart early Sunday morning. At some point initial reports indicate Mr. Cage was exiting the vehicle he was in and was struck by a second vehicle.
Bryan confirms the victim was pronounced dead on the scene at 2:08 a.m. There have been no additional details provided about the accident at this time. The case remains under investigation.