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FITZGERALD, Ga. (WALB) - A person has died and another injured after a plane crashed in Fitzgerald Wednesday night, according to the Fitzgerald Police Department.
The plane crashed on East Suwanee Street near the Monitor Drive intersection around 5 p.m.
William “Jack” Sumner, 68, was declared dead at 5:20 p.m. shortly after arriving at Dorminy Medical Center, according to the Ben Hill County Coroner. His body has been sent off to Macon for a full autopsy to determine the cause of death.
Video circulating shows the locals showing no sympathy or real concern for the dying pilot. As a matter of fact, in the video, neighbors are heard laughing and cracking jokes as the man dying on the ground breathes his final breath.