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One Dead and Three Injured in Multi Vehicle Crash

On the morning of April 14, a man died and three were injured in a multi vehicle crash.

According to state police, the accident happened at around 5 a.m. on the Interstate 65 at about one mile north of the Priceville exit. Two northbound vehicles, a 2014 Kia being driven by Aleysius F. Peoples, aged 24, of Birmingham and a 2000 Chevrolet being driven by Ryan J. Moore, 32, of Fairfield, collided. A parked 2011 Ford truck which was being operated by the Alabama Department of Transportation and two ALDOT workers, were in the area to remove control cones from a completed work site in the northbound lanes where bridge repairs were conducted. The workers, who were both on foot, were then hit.

Jacob S. Smith, 35, of Athens, who was an ALDOT employee died and a second worker, Kenneth L. Hopper, 63, of Hartselle was taken to hospital where his condition is unknown.

Both Peoples and Moore were taken to Huntsville Hospital for treatment and both later discharged.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed in an auto accident please call the Birmingham accident attorneys of Wiggins Childs Pantazis Fisher Goldfarb, LLC, at (205) 858-8445 or contact us online today to schedule your free consultation.

Student was Killed Crossing Parking Lot

On Monday, October 5, a student was killed crossing a parking lot on the Alabama A&M campus.

According to Huntsville police, the accident happened at around 7 p.m. on the campus on Buchanan Way. It is believed that Najee Jamaal Shakeel, a 21 year old mechanical engineering student had recently parked his vehicle and was crossing the parking lot before being struck by the car travelling along Buchanan Way. Police sealed off access to Buchanan Way on the on the evening of the accident, but no charges are expected to be brought against the driver of the vehicle.

Shakeel, who was responsive when transported to Huntsville Hospital, later died as a result of his injuries. Investigations are still continuing in to the cause of the accident and police are appealing for witnesses.

AAMU Students held a vigil for Shakeel and also Kaylan Perry, another AAMU student, who died in a motorcycle accident on October 4, 2015.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed in an auto accident please call the Birmingham accident attorneys of Wiggins Childs Pantazis Fisher Goldfarb, LLC, at (205) 858-8445 or contact us online today to schedule your free consultation.