Man dead after mowing incident near I-20 Thomson exit

McDUFFIE COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – One man is dead after an accident in McDuffie County late Wednesday afternoon.

According to the McDuffie County Coroner’s Office, Daniel Hernandez, 34, was killed when he lost control of a tractor while mowing the grass near the Thomson exit 172 off I-20 West.

The McDuffie County Coroner’s office says that Hernandez was mowing at a steep angle, and it appears that he was thrown off the tractor when it flipped and rolled down a hill.

Authorities say that Hernandez was working for a company out of North Carolina that is contracted to cut grass in Georgia.

According to the Coroner’s Office, Hernandez’s body has been sent to Atlanta for an autopsy.

This is an ongoing investigation.

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