Family questions police handling of Albany crash, alleges mistreatment of injured man

WALB is working to produce a video for this story. In the meantime, we encourage you to watch other news from Dougherty County.ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) — A South Georgia family is demanding answers about how a Dougherty County police handled a man’s arrest following a serious car accident in Albany.Robert Doctrie was involved in a crash on September 24, 2025. His mother, Juanita Williams, says his truck overturned and landed in the woods after colliding with another vehicle.But Williams says her concerns go beyond the crash. She questions how deputies treated her son after the accident, including the decision to take him to jail instead of a hospital.“I pleaded with them that he was a human. He was a human being. And he needed to have medical attention,” Williams said.Family says situation escalated after crashWilliams says she learned about the accident after Robert’s girlfriend contacted her. She and other family members headed to the scene.According to Williams, Robert had been placed in