On Wednesday evening, December 21, there was a fatal single vehicle crash which resulted in the death of a woman from Goodwater.

According to Alabama State Troopers, the accident happened at around 6.30 p.m. on Alabama Highway 148, four miles east of Sylacauga.

A 1991 Honda Civic was being driven by 21 year old Mark Anthony Alday Samsonof Goodwater and a passenger in the car was 51 year old Aurea Alday Gregg, also of Goodwater.

For reasons as yet unknown, the Honda left the roadway and hit several trees at the edge of the highway. Gregg, who was not wearing a seat belt was severly injured and taken to Coosa Valley Medical Center where she was pronounced to be dead a short time later.

Samson was also hurt and taken to Coosa Valley Medical Center where there is no news regarding his condition.

Alabama State Troopers are investigating the incident.

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On Thursday morning, November 10, a man was killed in a two vehicle accident in Birmingham.

According to Birmingham Police the accident happened at around 5.30 a.m. on 7701 1st Avenue North and Oporto Madrid Boulevard. The exact circumstances of the crash are not yet known but although the speed limit in the area is 35 mph, police believe at least one car was speeding and possible one ran a stop light.

The two cars involved collided and the impact was so strong both cars were thrown around 50 yards from the intersection. One of the drivers was taken to UAB hospital with life threatening injuries where he passed away. There is no information on the second driver.

The accident caused Highway 11 to be closed in both directions for over two hours while debris which was scattered over a wide area was collected.

Police hope cameras at the intersection 1st Avenue North and Oporto-Madrid Boulevard may provide more clues as to which driver was at fault.

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On Saturday evening, a woman from Selma died in a two vehicle accident in Dallas County.

According to the authorities the accident happened three miles west of Selma on Alabama State Route 14 near mile marker 112 at around 7 p.m. on Saturday evening. Tamera Rena Billingsley Mayo, aged 44 of Selma was driving a 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix and for reasons as yet unknown she collided head-on with a 2013 Mercedes-Benz being driven by 52 year old Valerie England of Marion.

Mayo was not wearing a seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene. England and her two passengers were seriously injured and were airlifted to hospitals in Birmingham. Their conditions are not known.

The accident remains under investigation by Alabama State police.

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On Wednesday afternoon, July 13 a mother died and her son was injured in a single vehicle crash in Jefferson County.

According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, the accident happened just before 2 p.m. in the 7300 block of Old Tuscaloosa Highway in McCalla. Clara Walker-Colvin, aged 44 of Vance was traveling west on Old Tuscaloosa Highway near Lowetown Road when it appears she lost control of the vehicle, left the roadway and hit a power pole.

Walker-Colvin was declared dead at the scene, having suffered fatal injuries in the crash and her 13 year old son was trapped in the vehicle. He had to be extricated by emergency services and was taken to University of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham suffering from critical injuries.

The cause of the accident is still under investigation.

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On Tuesday night, May 3, two men were killed when their pickup truck crashed into a train in western Birmingham.

According to authorities, the crash happened around 11 p.m. in the 1000 block of 15th Place. A 2009 Ford F-150 being driven by a unnamed man was travelling northbound on 15th Place when a Norfolk Southern Railway train hit the pickup on the passenger side. The initial investigation shows that the railroad crossing arms were operational and they were down when the accident happened.

Both passengers were killed in the crash and the driver was taken to hospital in a serious condition where he later died. The passengers were 27 year old Charles Cornelius Billups and 25 year old and Charles Patterson.

Alabama has always been in the top 10 for fatalities involving crashes between cars and trains and in 2014 it was in sixth place following Texas, California, Illinois, Indiana and Georgia.

There were 239 people killed and 763 injured nationwide in crossing incidents in 2014. In Alabama, there were 15 deaths statewide in 2015.

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On Tuesday, March 8, a head on collision in Mountain Brook led to a woman losing her unborn child.

According to Mountain Brook police, the accident happened shortly before 7.30 p.m. on U.S. 280 near Rocky Ridge Road. Tiffany Horton, who was 33 weeks pregnant with a baby girl was driving a Toyota Camry when 21 year old Francisco Bartolo driving westbound in a 2004 Chevrolet Blazer crossed the center median and crashed head on into her at a speed of around 60 to 65 mph. Horton was transported to UAB hospital where she is still listed as being in a serious condition and the baby died.

Francisco Bartolo was extricated and taken to UAB. However officers decided he was under the influence of alcohol and he was taken into custody for further investigation. The police later announced that he was charged with manslaughter and first degree assault and was taken to the Jefferson County Jail.

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Early on Saturday morning, February 13 there was a fatal accident involving a wrong way driver in Bessemer.

According to Bessemer police, the accident happened at around 1 a.m. on the Interstate 459 Southbound near Exit 6.

A gray Jeep Cherokee began to travel northbound in the southbound lane and hit another Jeep Cherokee head on. The wrong way driver, a male in his 30s was pronounced dead at the scene and the driver of the other Jeep Cherokee had to be extricated from his vehicle and was taken to University of Alabama Birmingham hospital with what are said to be significant injuries. He has been said to be stable. In addition a passenger in the injured driver’s SUV was also injured and taken to UAB with unknown injuries.

Police are continuing to investigate and have not yet released the name of the fatality pending notification of his next of kin.

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On Wednesday night, September 9, an Attalla man was killed in a crash with an 18 wheeler in St. Clair County.

According to Alabama State Troopers the accident happened shortly after 9.35 p.m. on the U.S. 231 some six miles to the north of Pell City. Julius Vann Cook, aged 57, was driving a 2003 Mercury Marquis when he collided with a 2007 Freightliner which was being driven by Tyrone Corbin of Apollo Beach, Florida.

Cook died at the scene and his passenger, Marilyn Cook, who was his wife, was taken to the University of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham with critical injuries. The truck driver was uninjured.

The reason for the crash is unknown and the investigation continues.

Cook was a graduate of Ashville High School and played football for the Bulldogs and returned as a coach, both for the Ashville High School Girls Softball Team in 1993 and as assistant coach for the Ashville Junior High School Girls Basketball Team from 1994 to 1995.

Cook was inducted into the St. Clair County Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.

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On Tuesday afternoon, August 4, a Northport woman was killed in a fatal car crash in Tuscaloosa County.

According to Alabama State Troopers, the accident happened on Highway 43, at the 219.4 mile marker some 15 miles north of Northport shortly before 3 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon.

A 2004 Ford Taurus being driven by 45 year old Tonya Michelle Jones collided with a Chevrolet Tahoe being driven by another woman, 35 year old Peggy Sue from Berry. It is not yet known exactly how or why the collision occurred.

Jones was pronounced dead at the scene of the injuries sustained in the crash and Woolbright was taken to the University of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham for treatment of her injuries. Her current condition is unknown.

Police are continuing to investigate the crash and it is not yet known whether drugs or alcohol were factors in the collision.

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