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Two people were killed and a little girl was injured when an SUV crashed through an Ocilla neighborhood last night.

Police say 33 year old Martinez Johnson kept going when he came to a dead end on Pine Street around 11:00pm

He knocked down fences and dog houses before he hit a tree. His GMC Yukon overturned several times.  Martinez died at the scene.

24 year old Diondra Battle was trapped in the vehicle and died later transported at Irwin County Hospital.

Battle's 7 year old daughter was air-lifted to Macon and is currently in serious condition.