Crime & Safety
Second Victim in Fatal Barrow County Crash Dies
A Monroe man critically injured in a fatal car accident on Ga. Highway 11 in Barrow County last week has died.
A spokesperson for the Georgia State Patrol confirmed that Robert Stefan Heard, 20, critically injured in a wreck last week, has died.
Heard and two passengers were driving on Ga. Highway 11 in Barrow County on Aug. 9 . Heard was reportedly making a U-turn when the car was hit by a Chevrolet C15 traveling northbound. One of the passengers, Tamara Tinch, 20, died instantly and Heard and the other passenger, Rebecca Justina Simon, 19, were transported to Athens Regional Hospital. Heard's condition at the time was described as critical. He died Aug. 14, according to GSP.
The driver of the Chevrolet, Wesley Thomas Moore, 19, was taken to Clearview Regional Medical Center where he was treated and released. All four were from Monroe.
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