A 48-year-old man died in a single-vehicle accident in downtown Newnan Thursday night after his truck flipped several times and crashed into the 75 Jackson office complex located in the curve of Jefferson Street near Oak Hill Cemetery.
Ivan Girard of Newnan was driving a 2002 Ford truck that belonged to the construction company he worked for out of Tyrone, according to Lt. Nat Brown of the Newnan Police Department traffic unit.
Around 11:30 p.m., a witness saw Girard driving on Jefferson Street headed into downtown Newnan. That witness said Girard passed him at a high rate of speed near Farmer Street. By the time the witness reached the area of Pizza Hut and Bank of Coweta, he reportedly saw smoke billowing.
According to Brown, Girard attempted to negotiate the left-hand curve and, instead, went straight. His truck flipped at least three times and hit a concrete barrier, a sidewalk and a building within the 75 Jackson complex.
Newnan Fire Department personnel arrived on the scene and worked for approximately one hour to free Girard. Coweta County Deputy Coroner Bart Henson pronounced him dead on the scene, according to Brown.
Authorities estimate from the length of the skid marks that Girard must have been traveling in excess of about 70 miles per hour as he entered the Jefferson Street curve. Brown said Girard had a Newnan address but a Colorado license, so Brown is unsure whether or not Girard was familiar with the area.
There was no indication that Girard had been drinking, said Brown. It didn't appear Girard was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. Authorities have listed the cause of the accident as "too fast for conditions."
No one else was injured.
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