Alabama state troopers have released the names of the three people killed in a wreck in Pike County on Monday afternoon. The wreck happened on U.S. Highway 231 in southern Pike County, near the Coffee County line. State troopers say Debra Myers Askew, 61, of Brundidge, was critically injured when her car hit another car driven by Robert C. Pecnick,…
Alabama state troopers have confirmed that a third person has died in a wreck on U.S. Highway 231 in southern Pike County. The wreck happened this afternoon near the Coffee County line and involved an 18-wheeler and two cars. The crash shut down the southbound side of the highway. The names of the victims haven’t yet been released. Stay with…
Authorities say an Alabama Department of Corrections inmate has died after being hit by a vehicle while working along a roadside near Troy. State troopers say 34-year-old Steven Edward Martin of Warrior was killed Monday afternoon when he was struck by a pickup truck on U.S. Highway 231 in Pike County, around five miles south of Troy. Pike County Coroner…
According to the Brantley Police Department, one of its officers is on administrative after he was arrested in Pike County last week. Officer Jeremy Ray Walker is charged with receiving stolen property. Walker is currently out on bond. Keep checking www.waka.com for updates on this developing story. Categories: Crime, News, South Alabama Tags: Administrative Leave, Brantley Police Officer, Jeremy Walker,…
A Georgia elementary school will be named after Pike County native Congressman John Lewis. Tuesday, the DeKalb County Board of Education voted to name a new elementary school (Pre-K – 5) in honor of Atlanta Congressman John Lewis, 5th District Georgia. The new school will be known as John Robert Lewis Elementary School. It will be the first public school in…
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is giving credit to two state troopers who likely saved lives Wednesday night. Corporal Drew Brooks and Senior trooper Justin Vann pulled over a motorist going 116 miles per hour down U.S 231. This is according to a post made on ALEA’s Facebook page. They found 19-year old Wyatt Craig Bishop with a blood alcohol content…
The Pike County Sheriff’s Department is looking for four suspects who burglarized a mechanic shop in the Ebenezer community. Officials say the suspects broke into the shop, which is located on Highway 223, during the last week of January. The suspects stole an air compressor on wheels and a cooler full of tools. Photos show that one of the suspects has a…
