Two Jasperites Are Killed in Freak Accident

The Jasper County community is mourning the death of two young men who were killed in a freak accident Thursday afternoon, Feb. 28.

Johnathan Bell, 20, and Kevin Camp, 19, freshman students at Brewton-Parker College in Ailey, Ga., were killed when a tree fell on the truck they were traveling in on their way to baseball practice at the school. Both young men are 2012 graduates of Jasper County High School.

According to reports from the Southeast Georgia Today Web Portal, a huge pine tree, its roots undermined by recent rains, was apparently toppled by wind and fell directly on the small S-10 pick-up truck as it traveled on Hwy. 280 in Ailey.

A prayer vigil is planned for Friday, March 1, at 7 p.m. at Smithboro Baptist Church. Funeral services will be Sunday and Monday, see obituaries.