From Alabama State Troopers: DOTHAN POST – A vehicle crash at 12:25 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, has claimed the life of a Newton man. Joseph A. Tilghman, 24, was killed after being struck by a 2004 Jeep Cherokee driven by Casey Allen Dobbs, 23, of Enterprise. Dobbs was treated and released at a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries. . The…
Alabama joins other states in a week-long speed enforcement operation beginning Monday. “Operation Southern Shield” will run through Sunday, July 22. Law enforcement in Georgia and Alabama will join Florida, Tennessee and South Carolina in pulling over drivers who are traveling above legal speed limits on interstates, major highways and local roads. Col. Mark W. McDonough, commissioner of the Georgia…
A bill in its final stages could close a loophole in the law to reduce drunk-driving deaths. The bill introduced by Sen. Jim McClendon would require drunk drivers to use an ignition interlock device after their first offense. Ignition interlocks analyze drivers’ breath and prevent cars from being started if alcohol is detected. Alabama passed an ignition interlock bill in…
