Savanna Smith Maxima was travelling The driver of a one vehicle accident that occurred on SR 45 south of Colquitt, Sunday, March 28, died of head trauma, according to Coroner Danny Sheffield, on Tuesday, March 30. Lillian Savanna Smith, 19, of Iron City was severely burned and taken by ER ambulance to the helicopter pad at the Georgia State Patrol headquarters in Colquitt. The air ambulance transported the victim to a Dothan, AL hospital, and then on to the UAB University Hospital in Birmingham, AL.

The cause of the accident has not been determined, other than the 1997 Nis- san Maxima was travelling north just across the line in Miller County when the vehicle did not make the curve. The vehicle veered across the center line, into the right-of-way, across a ditch, and into a field. The vehicle travelled approximately 300 yards before striking a tree with the front right side of the auto. The auto burst into flames, but the driver was thrown out or crawled out before the auto completely burned.

According to witnesses at the scene, the driver was burned over a large portion of her body, but walked several hundred feet to a house and collapsed in the doorway.

Savanna was the daughter of Bubba and Debbie Smith of Iron City.

Savanna was employed by Little Pirates Daycare in Colquitt.

Funeral services were held Friday, April 2. The obituary is in this edition on page seven.