UPSON CO MAN KILLED IN PIKE CO. WRECK

On November 6, 2026, at 10:40 a.m., Pike County Deputies responded to a fatal motor vehicle crash on Highway 19 in the area of Patton Road at Blue Flame Gas Company.

A septic tank truck was traveling northbound and left the roadway, appearing to overcorrect before losing control of the vehicle, causing it to flip onto its side and enter the southbound lanes. The septic tank detached from the truck and collided with the front of a Nissan Pathfinder that was traveling southbound.

The driver of the Nissan Pathfinder, Delma Compton, 50 years of age from Thomaston, was unfortunately pronounced deceased at the scene.

The cause of this collision is still currently under investigation.