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Washington Post
17-03-2025
- Climate
- Washington Post
Survivors pick through ruins after monster storm kills 39 across U.S.
The inclement weather was supposed to pass around midnight late Friday, so Christopher Mattox figured his trailer home in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, was safe. When his wife, Dolores, asked whether he was worried, he recalled responding: 'No, baby, I sleep real good when it storms.' Lounging in his flannel pajamas and sipping a Pepsi, Mattox flicked on the news. Then came the sound of hail pounding his roof. Suddenly, the three-bedroom mobile home shook, and Mattox gripped his mattress. Mirrors and his TV were flung across the room as the home tipped a few inches off its base.
Yahoo
03-03-2025
- Yahoo
39-year-old Mableton man walking on sidewalk killed by hit-and-run driver
The Brief A pedestrian, 39-year-old Roy Mattox, was killed in a hit-and-run on South Gordon Road in Austell. The driver fled the scene after striking Mattox, who was walking on the sidewalk. Cobb County Police are investigating and urging anyone with information to come forward. COBB COUNTY, Ga. - Cobb County police are searching for the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run that killed a pedestrian Sunday night. The Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (S.T.E.P.) Unit is investigating the incident, which occurred on March 2 around 8:05 p.m. on South Gordon Road, east of Shady Ridge Lane, in Austell. According to the initial investigation, 39-year-old Roy Mattox of Mableton was walking westbound on the sidewalk when a westbound vehicle veered off the road and struck him. The impact sent Mattox onto a nearby embankment. The driver did not stop and fled the scene. Mattox was pronounced dead at the scene by the Cobb County Medical Examiner's Office. His family has been notified. Authorities are urging anyone with information about the driver or vehicle involved to contact the Cobb County Police Department as the investigation continues.
