4-Year-Old from Monroe Killed in Single Vehicle Wreck in Morgan County

A spokesperson with the Georgia State Patrol confirmed that Joshua Allen Cole, 4, from Monroe, died in a single vehicle accident on Georgia 83 Monday. It happened at about 4:55 p.m. four miles north of Madison in Morgan County.

According to GSP, a 1999 VW New Beetle, driven by Cynthia Lynn Miller, age 50, of Monroe, left the roadway while negotiating a curve. The driver overcorrected causing the vehicle to rotate across both lanes and leave the road on the left side, hitting a tree.

The 4-year-old died in the wreck and a front seat passenger, Brandy Malcolm, age unknown, from Monroe, was airlifted to Atlanta Medical Center with a head injury.  The driver was taken by ground ambulance to Morgan Memorial Hospital for treatment.

Charges are pending, but are not available at this time.