Macon ,GA : Midstate judge killed in wreck on March, Saturday 31st 2018

Putnam County's chief magistrate judge died in a traffic accident Saturday.

Ellen Pierce, 62, died in the wreck that happened at 6:37 p.m. on Ga. 44 about 10 miles north of Eatonton, Sheriff Howard Sills said.

He said she was driving a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado that collided with a Ford F-250 pulling a boat, driven by Douglas Nelms of Buckhead in Morgan County. Nelms did not seek treatment.

The accident remains under investigation by the sheriff's office. Sills would say only that preliminary indications from witnesses are that Pierce struck Nelms from behind and that Nelms was not at fault.

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Midstate judge killed in wreck