Elderly man killed in singe-vehicle wreck at Kroger

Monday, October 6, 2025–4:55 p.m.

-Staff reports-

An 89-year-old Rome man was fatally injured on Friday when his vehicle crashed in the parking lot of Kroger on Turner McCall Boulevard.

According to the Rome Police Department report:

The 2013 Cadillac SRX traveled straight through the parking lot and struck a tree.

The driver, Heyward Jamson, died at the scene.

There were no other injuries.

The crash occurred at around 3:30 p.m. on Friday and it remains under investigation.