AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) - An Augusta man is facing charges in a fatal crash that left one woman dead.

Columbia County Investigators tell us the accident happened Wednesday around 6 p.m. at the intersection of Appling Harlem Road and North Fairview Drive.

The report states that 32-year-old Drayton McDaniel was stopped at a stop sign when he proceeded into the intersection. He then reportedly struck the rear driver side of 79-year-old Mildred Ann Gay's vehicle. McDaniel told investigators that he did not see her vehicle coming before proceeding.

Gay was transported to Doctors Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.

McDaniel is charged with Failure to Stop at a Stop Sign and 2nd degree Vehicular Homicide. He was granted a $2,200 bond.

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