3-car crash sends 8 people to hospital
A three-car accident on U.S. Highway 1 on Saturday night sent eight people to Medical College of Georgia Hospital
According to Richmond County sheriff's Lt. Scott Gay, the accident occurred on the westbound side of the bridge crossing the Savannah River at about 9 p.m.
The westbound lanes of the highway were closed for more than an hour as emergency crews worked to remove the victims during the Riverblast fireworks show. At one point, eastbound lanes were blocked, too, so patients could be transported to MCG.
Man is fatally shot at Fox Trace apartments
An Augusta man was shot and killed late Friday during a fight at the Fox Trace apartments off Wrightsboro Road.
Miguel Ramirez Hernandez, 30, was pronounced dead at 12:15 a.m. Saturday from a gunshot wound to the chest, according to Richmond County Chief Deputy Coroner Mark Bowen. The homicide is the twelfth in Augusta this year.
The fight occurred among several men outside the apartments.
Authorities were still investigating late Saturday.
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