A Fort Oglethorpe city councilman was killed this morning at 8 in a car crash.
Councilman Eddie Stinnett, 67, appears to have had a heart attack before he hit a curb and crashed into a car on Battlefield Parkway, said Fort Oglethorpe Police Chief David Eubanks.
Stinnett was found slumped over in his car and was pronounced dead at the hospital, Eubanks said. His wreck is still under investigation.
“This is just terrible,” Eubanks said.
His death comes the day after Stinnett and the rest of the council ousted fellow councilman Charles Sharrock after a four hour hearing on sexual harassment complaints.
Joy Lukachick is a crime reporter for the Chattanooga Times Free Press. Since 2009, she's covered breaking news, high-profile trials, stories of lost lives and of regained hope and done investigative work. Raised near the Bayou, Joy’s hometown is along the outskirts of Baton Rouge, La. She has a bachelor’s degree in mass communication from Louisiana State University. While at LSU, Joy was a staff writer for the Daily Reveille. When Joy isn't chasing down ...
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