It was bad, but when the only occupant in a wreck can walk away, it isn't as bad as it could have been. Thursday, May 6, the call went out that two vehicles were overturned on Babcock Road. Deputies, EMS crews with ambulance and Fire and Rescue were dispatched to the scene. The accident occurred approximately two miles east of U.S. Highway 27/GA 1.

Stephen Jason Nixon, 32, was travelling west on Babcock Road. He was driving a 2002 Ford F250 Crew pickup truck and was pulling a fairly large UHaul trailer. According to the accident report, Nixon lost control of his vehicle and skidded 315 feet on the roadway. The vehicle rolled on the north side of the ditch and struck a fence. The final rest of the truck was in a field/pasture on the left side, across the fence. The trailer was upright in the right-of-way ditch. The trailer separated from the truck.

The driver was not ejected since he was wearing his lap and shoulder belt.

Nixon stated that he wasn't travelling over 45 m.p.h. since he knew the rough spot on the highway was coming up. The truck started bouncing, and he couldn't control it.

"I was lucky to not have been hurt too bad. I'm just lucky to be here," Nixon said.

The driver was checked for injuries by EMTs, but did not go into the hospital to get checked.

The truck sustained extensive damage. The trailer sustained slight damage. There was damage to the cabled fence that the truck overturned over.

TFC J.W. Kirkus was the investigating officer from Georgia State Patrol Post #14 in Colquitt. The report shows that the driver lost control. One citation was issued for no insurance.