Automobile Accidents

• Car accident claims life of man without seatbelt

  Staff Writer | September 03, 2007 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A deadly, two-car accident in Mississippi yesterday claimed the life of an Alabama man who was not wearing his seatbelt. The Mississippi Press reports on the motor vehicle accident, which occurred on the U.S. 90 bridge in Pascagoula, and involved a Toyota Camry and a Toyota Tacoma. The report says the man driving the Tacoma hit the Camry from behind, causing the fatal accident. The Tacoma...

• Four-car accident on I-10

  Staff Writer | August 08, 2007 12:50 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  WKRG News 5 out of Mobile and Pensacola reported a four-car motor vehicle accident on Interstate 10 near the Theodore-Dawes exit on the night of August 6. The pile-up reportedly injured six people, three of whom were airlifted to a nearby Mobile County hospital in critical condition. The accident caused three of the four cars to block the westbound lanes of I-10, closing down part of the...

• Traffic accident deaths increase in Alabama

  Staff Writer | July 30, 2007 9:56 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  WSFA 12 out of Montgomery recently reported the sad statistics about Alabama's increase in traffic accidents during 2006.While nationwide deaths from motor vehicle accidents are down, the numbers in Alabama are on the rise. Last year over 1,200 people were killed on Alabama's roads, bringing the number up about 5% from the previous year. Alabama State Troopers are trying to change that by...

• Miraculous recovery from Opp car accident

  Staff Writer | June 15, 2007 12:43 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  The Associated Press reports that one of the high school graduates seriously injured in the deadly weekend motor vehicle accident near Opp, Alabama, experienced a miracle recovery.The story says that the 19-year-old was critically injured and not responding to stimuli, so the family and doctors decided to remove his respirator and prepare to harvest his organs. Suddenly, the teen began moving...

• Fatal two-car crash near Opp

  Staff Writer | June 11, 2007 1:12 PM | 1 CommentMontgomery, AL

  An 18-year-old graduate of Huntington High School died yesterday afternoon in a two-car accident on U.S. Route 331, just north of Opp, Alabama.The tragic accident occurred at about 3:30 p.m. when five men, all recent Huntington High graduates, were traveling in a Chevrolet van and collided with a BMW carrying two people. Everyone in the accident was injured in some way.In Huntington, the family...

• Man injured in two-car accident

  Staff Writer | June 07, 2007 1:23 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  An article from a St. Clair County publication covers a two-car crash that caused serious injuries to a man whose Pontiac Grand Am rolled several times on Logan Martin Dam Road Wednesday.One man recounts the accident:The car in front of me slowed down to make a left turn onto Lakeside Lane," said Chris Rodgers, a 33-year-old Notasulga resident who witnessed the wreck. "I put on my blinker so the...

• I-85 pileup causes traffic jam

  Staff Writer | May 30, 2007 8:49 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A multiple vehicle accident on I-85 yesterday morning caused a two-hour back-up as emergency personnel worked to clear the roadway.Two collisions near exit 57 in Auburn were reported, possibly caused by a the driver of a pickup truck pulling a utility trailer who fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into a wall. The vehicle then overturned and caused a chain reaction as drivers braked and...

• Fatal two-car accident

  Staff Writer | May 23, 2007 10:14 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  The Cullman Times reported a tragic two-car accident that resulted in the death of an 85-year-old man Sunday on Alabama Highway 157.The victim was a passenger in a 1996 Plymouth, and was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. The driver of the vehicle was injured, and both were wearing seatbelts, according the the Alabama State Trooper reports. The cause of the accident is still under...

• One-car crash kills Odenville man

  Staff Writer | May 14, 2007 8:27 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  Tragedy struck in St. Clair County last night when a 20-year-old man crashed a 2006 Ford F-350 truck on U.S. 411. The single-car accident occurred at around 2 a.m.A report from The Birmingham News said a passenger in the vehicle was injured and taken to UAB Hospital. The cause of the accident was not reported and is still under investigation.If you or someone you know has been killed or injured...

• Tragic accident kills woman, injures children

  Staff Writer | April 29, 2007 4:22 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A fatal one-car accident Friday killed the driver nad injured three minor children wh owere passengers on Interstate 20-59 at mile marker 64.The cause of the motor vehicle accident was not reported, but Alabama State Troopers said that the driver was ejected from the car. The three children who were injured were taken directly to DCH Regional Medical Center.If you or someone you know has been...