Crime & Safety
Savannah Police Department: SPD TIU Investigating Fatal Crash On MLK Boulevard
UPDATE (March 4, 2021): Charles Bryant, 52, of Savannah, has been identified as the deceased passenger.
Bianca Johnson
March 3rd, 2021
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UPDATE (March 4, 2021): Charles Bryant, 52, of Savannah, has been identified as the deceased passenger.
SAVANNAH, GA (March 3, 2021) – Savannah Police Department’s Traffic Investigation Unit is investigating a single vehicle crash that claimed the life of a Savannah man today.
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According to a preliminary investigation, Karl Whatley, 54, was driving a Toyota Camry north on Martin Luther King Boulevard when he lost control and struck a light pole and tree near W. Park Avenue. Whatley sustained minor injuries and was uncooperative with police and emergency personnel. Evidence of drug use was located in the vehicle.
A passenger, whose identity will be released pending notification of next of kin, was transported to Memorial Hospital where he died as a result of his injuries.
Charges in the investigation are pending. An initial investigation determined DUI and failure to maintain lane as the causes of the crash. The investigation remains ongoing.
UPDATE (March 4, 2021): Charles Bryant, 52, of Savannah, has been identified as the deceased passenger.
SAVANNAH, GA (March 3, 2021) – Savannah Police Department’s Traffic Investigation Unit is investigating a single vehicle crash that claimed the life of a Savannah man today.
According to a preliminary investigation, Karl Whatley, 54, was driving a Toyota Camry north on Martin Luther King Boulevard when he lost control and struck a light pole and tree near W. Park Avenue. Whatley sustained minor injuries and was uncooperative with police and emergency personnel. Evidence of drug use was located in the vehicle.
A passenger, whose identity will be released pending notification of next of kin, was transported to Memorial Hospital where he died as a result of his injuries.
Charges in the investigation are pending. An initial investigation determined DUI and failure to maintain lane as the causes of the crash. The investigation remains ongoing.
UPDATE (March 4, 2021): Charles Bryant, 52, of Savannah, has been identified as the deceased passenger.
SAVANNAH, GA (March 3, 2021) – Savannah Police Department’s Traffic Investigation Unit is investigating a single vehicle crash that claimed the life of a Savannah man today.
According to a preliminary investigation, Karl Whatley, 54, was driving a Toyota Camry north on Martin Luther King Boulevard when he lost control and struck a light pole and tree near W. Park Avenue. Whatley sustained minor injuries and was uncooperative with police and emergency personnel. Evidence of drug use was located in the vehicle.
A passenger, whose identity will be released pending notification of next of kin, was transported to Memorial Hospital where he died as a result of his injuries.
Charges in the investigation are pending. An initial investigation determined DUI and failure to maintain lane as the causes of the crash. The investigation remains ongoing.
UPDATE (March 4, 2021): Charles Bryant, 52, of Savannah, has been identified as the deceased passenger.
SAVANNAH, GA (March 3, 2021) – Savannah Police Department’s Traffic Investigation Unit is investigating a single vehicle crash that claimed the life of a Savannah man today.
According to a preliminary investigation, Karl Whatley, 54, was driving a Toyota Camry north on Martin Luther King Boulevard when he lost control and struck a light pole and tree near W. Park Avenue. Whatley sustained minor injuries and was uncooperative with police and emergency personnel. Evidence of drug use was located in the vehicle.
A passenger, whose identity will be released pending notification of next of kin, was transported to Memorial Hospital where he died as a result of his injuries.
Charges in the investigation are pending. An initial investigation determined DUI and failure to maintain lane as the causes of the crash. The investigation remains ongoing.
UPDATE (March 4, 2021): Charles Bryant, 52, of Savannah, has been identified as the deceased passenger.
SAVANNAH, GA (March 3, 2021) – Savannah Police Department’s Traffic Investigation Unit is investigating a single vehicle crash that claimed the life of a Savannah man today.
According to a preliminary investigation, Karl Whatley, 54, was driving a Toyota Camry north on Martin Luther King Boulevard when he lost control and struck a light pole and tree near W. Park Avenue. Whatley sustained minor injuries and was uncooperative with police and emergency personnel. Evidence of drug use was located in the vehicle.
A passenger, whose identity will be released pending notification of next of kin, was transported to Memorial Hospital where he died as a result of his injuries.
Charges in the investigation are pending. An initial investigation determined DUI and failure to maintain lane as the causes of the crash. The investigation remains ongoing.
UPDATE (March 4, 2021): Charles Bryant, 52, of Savannah, has been identified as the deceased passenger.
SAVANNAH, GA (March 3, 2021) – Savannah Police Department’s Traffic Investigation Unit is investigating a single vehicle crash that claimed the life of a Savannah man today.
According to a preliminary investigation, Karl Whatley, 54, was driving a Toyota Camry north on Martin Luther King Boulevard when he lost control and struck a light pole and tree near W. Park Avenue. Whatley sustained minor injuries and was uncooperative with police and emergency personnel. Evidence of drug use was located in the vehicle.
A passenger, whose identity will be released pending notification of next of kin, was transported to Memorial Hospital where he died as a result of his injuries.
Charges in the investigation are pending. An initial investigation determined DUI and failure to maintain lane as the causes of the crash. The investigation remains ongoing.
UPDATE (March 4, 2021): Charles Bryant, 52, of Savannah, has been identified as the deceased passenger.
SAVANNAH, GA (March 3, 2021) – Savannah Police Department’s Traffic Investigation Unit is investigating a single vehicle crash that claimed the life of a Savannah man today.
According to a preliminary investigation, Karl Whatley, 54, was driving a Toyota Camry north on Martin Luther King Boulevard when he lost control and struck a light pole and tree near W. Park Avenue. Whatley sustained minor injuries and was uncooperative with police and emergency personnel. Evidence of drug use was located in the vehicle.
A passenger, whose identity will be released pending notification of next of kin, was transported to Memorial Hospital where he died as a result of his injuries.
Charges in the investigation are pending. An initial investigation determined DUI and failure to maintain lane as the causes of the crash. The investigation remains ongoing.
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