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4-Year-Old Wetumpka Child Ejected from Car During Crash Dies

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is investigating a single-vehicle crash that occurred on Tuesday, December 29 around 7:15 pm. ALEA says a 4-year-old child from Wetumpka died in the crash. Authorities say the 1998 Ford Explorer the child was a passenger in overturned multiple times ejecting the child due to improper restraint. The driver was uninjured but the child died…

Friday Night Crash in Bullock County Claims the Life of One Person

A two-vehicle crash that happened at 10:02 p.m. Friday night has claimed the life of a Fitzpatrick man. Clifford Leenant McWhorter, 58, was killed when the 1985 Nissan Pickup truck he was driving collided with a 2003 Honda Civic. McWhorter was not using a seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash occurred on Alabama 110 at…

Deadly Car Crash in Butler County

A single-vehicle crash has claimed the life of a Butler County man. Cleveon Walker, 52, of McKenzie, was killed when the 2015 Ford Fusion he was driving left the roadway and hit a tree. It happened at approximately 8:55 p.m. on July 4. Alabama Law Enforcement Agency officials tell us Mr. Walker was not using a seat belt and was…

UPDATE: Franklin Volunteer Firefighter Recovering Following Friday Morning Crash

On Friday morning, state troopers were on the scene of a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 85 Southbound near mile marker 34. According to the Franklin Volunteer Fire and Rescue Facebook page, the firefighter injured, identified as Cope, broke his femur bone in four places on his right leg and sustained nerve damage to his right arm. He went into surgery…

MCSO: Car Crashes into Downed Tree

An early morning wreck had Vaughn Road at Laurelwood Lane shut down Thursday. Photo Credit: Pike Road Fire The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says a tree fell across the road and then a car hit the tree.  Captain David Hughes with Pike Road Fire says one person was taken to the hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening. The road…

Several Injured in Wreck in Eclectic

The Eclectic Fire Department says several were seriously injured in a wreck late Sunday night. They say an 18 wheeler and SUV crashed on Claud Road. One of the victims was stuck inside the SUV and had to be pulled out to safety. Three people were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment, one of whom had to be life-flighted. The cause…

Troy Man Arrested on Drug Charges Receives Bond Over $1 Million

On December 5, Troy police  arrested Brandon Kyle Johnson, 34 of Troy. Johnson was observed by an officer driving a silver Ford Focus on Franklin Drive, near U.S. 231. The officer was able to confirm that Johnson had an active warrant with the Troy Police Department for attempting to elude police. The officer then attempted to make a traffic stop,…

1 Killed After Crash in Pike Road

A single-vehicle crash in Pike Road has claimed the life of a Shorter man. According to ALEA Corporal Jess Thornton, Michael Jerome Hall, 53, was killed when the 2012 Ford F-150 he was driving left the roadway and hit a ditch. According to Thornton, Hall was not using a seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash occurred on Alexander Road in…

1 Dead After Fatal Crash in Lowndes County

A two vehicle collision in Lowndes County has claimed the life of a Hope Hull woman. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), Jasmine Davis, 27, was killed when the 2007 Toyota Yaris she was driving was struck by a 2020 Freightliner tractor-trailer. The accident occurred around 6 p.m. on Saturday at the intersection of Lowndes County 17 and…