A
SENIOR CITIZEN INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT AT THE
THOMASTON-UPSON GOVERNMENT COMPLEX DRIVE-THRU LAST FRIDAY,
DIED TUESDAY AT A MACON HOSPITAL.
ACCORDING
TO THOMASTON POLICE CHIEF MIKE RICHARDSON, 85 YEAR OLD
BETTY JO BARFIELD ALLEN OF 4TH AVE. WAS LIFE FLIGHTED TO
MACON AFTER SHE WAS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS IN A 2005 LEXUS
SUV.
THE
POLICE REPORT SAID MS. ALLEN WAS ATTEMPTING TO PAY A
UTILITY BILL AND DROPPED THE PAYMENT TUBE AND OPENED THE
CAR DOOR TO RETRIEVE IT—TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND
THE SUV ROLLED FOWARD—AND AS A RESULT, HALF HER BODY WAS
WEDGED BETWEEN THE DOOR OF THE VEHICLE AND SHE HIT HER
HEAD SEVERAL TIMES ON THE GUARD RAILS.
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