THE truck driver who Debbie Collier collided with several months before the Georgia mom's death has been named in a crash report.

Collier, 59, was mysteriously found dead in a ravine in rural Georgia on September 11 – less than 24 hours after she was seen in a dollar store.

Now, more than three weeks since Collier was discovered dead, the case remains a mystery as authorities have still not yet identified any potential suspects connected to her death.

Meanwhile, a series of chilling 911 calls were made from Collier's family prior to her death.

One of the calls, made by a caller who identified herself as Diane Shirley, Collier's sister, spoke of a previous encounter with an unidentified ex-con.

She said: "From my niece, she said that [Collier] was in an accident about a month ago.”

Shirley added that Collier was driving behind a truck when a paint can fell from the vehicle, striking her car.

She said: "The paint went everywhere, and the driver was trying to convince my sister not to tell the cops that he was driving because he was out on parole.

"And there was a stipulation to his parole that he could not drive."

Police previously confirmed to FOX News that Collier had been involved in a crash on April 30, and it wasn't known if that incident was the accident in question.

However, on Monday, FOX News followed up by reporting that Shirley's 911 call "appears to be an exaggeration."

Athens-Clarke County police records obtained by the outlet revealed Collier was involved in a similar accident earlier this year, on April 30.

The U.S. Sun reached out to the Athens-Clarke County Police Department for comment but did not receive an immediate reply. 

An incident report, obtained by FOX News, explains a "metal item" fell off of a 2009 GMC Savana van's roof, hitting Collier’s 2020 Ford Ranger, but there were no injuries.

The driver of the van was named by police as 48-year-old Miguel Martinez, who was allegedly operating the vehicle without a license and without securing the items on the roof.

FOX News noted that Martinez - who has not been named as a suspect in the case - doesn't seem to be in Georgia's parole system, despite having various misdemeanors against him.

In 2015, Martinez allegedly pulled his ex's hair as he held their child, resulting in him being sentenced to 12 months of probation.

Additionally, a search conducted by FOX News found no proof that Martinez was ever guilty of a felony, sent to jail or put on parole.

Col. Murray Kogod, of the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office, revealed last week: “It’s going to take significantly more time than the 19 days that have passed since the discovery to solve this crime.”

Police have also said that Collier's death appears if it was “targeted” and not the work of a serial killer.

Cops have managed to narrow the time of Collier’s death to a window between 3:09pm on September 10 and 12:44pm on September 11 when her body was found.

Her remains were found near a highway in Clarkesville - around 60 miles from her home.

Collier was naked, her stomach was charred, and she was grasping a small tree down a ravine, police said.

Detectives found a red tote bag and partially burned blue tarp as they combed the scene for clues.

They also discovered the remains of a fire, and the rental car was located 60 miles away from her home.

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