Albany Police investigate fatal traffic accident

Early Sunday morning collision claims life of 20 year old Albany man

ALBANY, GA – Albany Police are investigating a single car accident which claimed the life of an Albany man and left a Leesburg man seriously injured.

Police say the crash happened a little before 7am Sunday morning on Meredyth Drive.

The initial police investigation suggests 20 year old Cecil Ashley Gibbs was driving westbound on Meredyth, in the curve near the Veranda, when he lost control of the 2012 Toyota Scion he was driving and struck a tree.

Investigators say Gibbs suffered fatal injuries while the passenger, identified as 23 year old Sean Edmondson of Leesburg, sustained serious injuries and was taken to Phoebe.

The crash remains under investigation and handled by the Albany Police Department Traffic Unit.