Fatal accident

Victim Identified in Fatal Accident Near Maxwell AFB

Fatal accident involving an 18-wheeler near Maxwell Blvd/Source: Alabama News Network Montgomery police have identified the victim killed in Monday’s fatal accident near Maxwell Air Force Base. The accident happened around 1:30PM in the 2600 block of Birmingham Highway. Police and fire responded to the area in reference to a two-vehicle accident involving an 18-wheeler. The driver of a 1998…

MPD Investigating Fatal Accident Near Maxwell AFB

Fatal accident involving an 18-wheeler near Maxwell Blvd/Source: Alabama News Network Montgomery police are investigating a fatal accident near Maxwell Air Force Base. The accident happened around 1:30PM in the 2600 block of Birmingham Highway. Police and fire responded to the area in reference to a two-vehicle accident involving an 18-wheeler. The driver of the other vehicle, an unidentified adult…

Second Woman Dies From Crash on September 9 in Autauga County

State troopers say that a second woman has died in a fatal accident occurred in early September. Troopers say the two-vehicle crash happened just after 5:00AM on Thursday, September 9 on U.S. 82 near mile marker 135 in Autauga County. 50-year-old Petra Altenhofen, of Montgomery, was driving a 2004 Ford Explorer when she crossed the center line, colliding head-on with…

Montgomery Man Dies in Accident on I-85 Saturday

A two-vehicle has claimed the life of a Montgomery man. State troopers say the accident happened just after 7:00PM Saturday on I-85 North near mile marker 11. Troopers says 37-year-old Joseph Dillard was driving a 2004 Chevrolet Suburban at a high rate of speed when he struck the rear of another vehicle, a 2014 Kia Forte. Dillard swerved after hitting…

Victim Identified in East Montgomery Fatal Accident

Montgomery police have identified the victim in Monday’s fatal accident in East Montgomery. MPD spokesperson Capt. Saba Coleman said the victim, 71-year-old Adrianna Giles, of Shorter, was a passenger in one of the vehicles. The two-vehicle accident happened around 1:00PM Monday in the area of Chantilly Parkway and I-85NB. The driver of the vehicle that Giles was in had non-life…

Man Killed in Head-On Crash on Highway in Hoover

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — A 27-year-old man was killed in a head-on crash on an Alabama highway. Sergio Romero-Cruz of Birmingham died in the collision Saturday night. Alabama State Trooper Justin O’Neal said the wreck happened on Alabama 119 in Shelby County, a few miles (kilometers) southeast of Hoover. Authorities said that Romero-Cruz was driving a car that crossed the…

Pedestrian Struck and Killed by Train in Decatur

DECATUR, Ala. (AP) — Police in Decatur say a pedestrian has been struck and killed by a train. The crash happened Tuesday evening at an overpass at Beltline Road near Veterans Drive. The male victim was struck under the overpass, police spokeswoman Irene Cardenas-Martinez said. His name has not been released. Police were investigating the incident throughout the night on…