Local man killed near Summitville Saturday
A local man was killed Saturday when he was thrown from his truck during a crash near Summitville in neighboring Coffee County.
The victim, Agustin Sanchez (Junior) Basilio, 25, died at Manchester Medical Center following the single vehicle crash on Manchester Highway just before 8 p.m.
According to highway patrol reports, Basilio was traveling northbound, toward Warren County, when his 1994 Chevy Silverado pick up ran off the road. The vehicle then hit a ditch and became airborne before striking a pole. The impact of the pole ejected Basilio causing the fatal injuries.
Basilio, a native of Cordova, Veracruz, Mexico, lived and worked in Warren County.