MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — The two brothers tragically killed and their cousin who was critically injured at a recent mud bogging event near Milledgeville reportedly ran in front of the driver of a pickup truck who had been participating in a racing event, according to witnesses’ accounts.

Meanwhile, an ongoing investigation into the accident continues by troopers with the Georgia State Patrol Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team (SCRT).

Killed in the mishap on Father’s Day weekend at South Creek Mud Boggin’ off Irwinton Road, was 14-year-old Ryan Cole Moore, and his younger brother, Justin Bailey Moore, 11, both of whom lived at 580 Pioneer Road in Jones County, according to a report filed by Trooper Tyler Easter of the GSP post in Milledgeville.

Funerals for the Moore brothers were held last Friday.

Their cousin, Zachary Holloway, 11, of 825 Chambers Road, Macon, was critically injured and remains hospitalized at a medical facility in Jacksonville, Fla., authorities say.

The GSP report was obtained Tuesday from the Georgia Department of Public Safety in Atlanta at the request of The Union-Recorder.

Easter said Tommy Dwayne Howell, 50, of McRae, Ga. was driving a 1984 Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck in an eastbound direction while participating in a mud bogging event. Upon completing his pass through the mud pit, Howell’s truck was exiting the mud pit when Easter said Howell “failed to slow down and stop as he passed the exit of the racing area.”

Howell continued in the same direction at “a high rate of speed” before he went through a cable fence at the end of the racing area. After he broke through the cable fence and exited the racing area, Howell’s truck struck the three victims, Easter said in his report.

The trooper said Howell continued traveling across a field before his truck started rotating clockwise. The truck ended up turning over and rolling multiple times before coming to a final uncontrolled rest on its rooftop.

Easter said Howell told him he launched at the start of the track and shifted into third gear before he made it to the end. Howell added that when he came out of the mud pit and tried to stop, he realized the throttle was stuck, according to the GSP report.

Howell said he saw a group of children at the bottom of the hill near the end of the track and steered up the hill to avoid them, according to Easter’s report. The truck driver pointed out that as he ran through the cable fence, the group of children ran in front of him and he hit them before his truck turned over.

Two witnesses also talked with the initial investigating state trooper.

George Kelly, of Sparta, told Easter that he saw Howell lose control of his truck after he left the mud pit.

Another witness, meanwhile, identified as Emmett Yarbrough, of Gordon, told Easter that he also saw Howell lose control of his truck, corroborating what Howell said happened. Yarbrough also said the truck’s throttle got stuck and that Howell steered to the left of where the children were and said the children later ran in front of the truck.