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Single Vehicle Crash Leads to Death of Child

On Wednesday night, December 9, a child died following a single vehicle crash in Tuscaloosa County.

According to Alabama State Troopers the accident happened shortly after 8 p.m. on Ebenezer Church Road. A 2003 Nissan Xterra being driven by 34 year old Jeremy Franklin of Northport was driving and the unnamed 12 year old child was a passenger along with three others.

The vehicle left the road some 10 miles northeast of Northport for reasons as yet unknown, and left the road hitting several trees. The child, who was not wearing a seat belt was taken to the Children’s of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham, where death was pronounced shortly after.

The driver was uninjured but the other three passengers were all taken to hospital for treatment where their current condition is unknown.

The wreck is still under investigation.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed in an auto accident please call the Montgomery accident attorneys of Jackson & Tucker, P.C., at (866) 252-3535 or contact us online today to schedule your free consultation.

Clanton Man Killed in Crash with a Tractor-Trailer

Early on Wednesday morning, November 16, a Clanton man was killed in a crash with a tractor-trailer.

According to Alabama State Troopers, the accident happened at 6.25 a.m. at the intersection of Chilton County 50 and Alabama 191, about five miles south of Jemison. Paul Orlando Reed, aged 46 was driving a 1997 Chevrolet Blazer which was in a collision with 2016 Kenworth tractor-trailer. His vehicle then overturned at the intersection.

Reed, who was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident, was taken to UAB Hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later. The driver of the tractor trailer was not injured.

According to troopers they believe that the fog which was present that morning may have been a contributing factor to the accident and the accident remains under investigation.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed in an auto accident please call the Montgomery accident attorneys of Jackson & Tucker, P.C., at (866) 252-3535 or contact us online today to schedule your free consultation.

Lawsuit File in Crash Which Killed Woman From Shelby County

On Friday, October 28, a lawsuit was filed relating to a crash in 2015 which killed a woman from Shelby County and injured her infant son.

The wrongful death lawsuit was filed against Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems of Michigan by Nathan Matson, husband of the late Jordan Mays Matson, and father of Maddoc Matson.

The lawsuit claims that in the accident, which happened around 8.15 a.m. on October 20, 2015, the vehicle Jordan and Maddoc were riding in collided with a Miller & Son tractor, pulling a Covenant trailer. It claims that the cause of the accident was that a valve in the breaking system of a tractor-trailer rig failed, preventing the truck from being able to stop. The valve was manufactured by Meritor and was defective under Alabama law at the time of the crash. Jordan was killed and Maddoc was injured.

The lawsuit seeks an unspecified amount of compensatory and punitive damages on claims of wrongful death, product liability, failure to warn of defects, and negligent/wanton maintenance against as yet unnamed parties.

The truck driver, 40 year old Chassidy Renae Garner-James of Mississippi was recently indicted by a grand jury on a charge of criminally negligent homicide for “operating a semi-truck with a defective brake system which was known to the defendant” and is being held in the Shelby County Jail in lieu of $15,000 bond.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed in an auto accident please call the Montgomery accident attorneys of Jackson & Tucker, P.C., at (866) 252-3535 or contact us online today to schedule your free consultation.

Man Seriously Injured in Crash Between Two Trucks

On Saturday, September 17 a man suffered a serious injury in a crash between two trucks on Highway 72.

According to Tuscumbia Police Department the crash happened just west of the Premier Trucking Company in Tuscumbia on Highway 72. Due to the weather, a truck traveling eastbound, being driven by a man from Mississippi, hydroplaned and hit the median. The truck went airborne, burst into flames and landed on another truck headed westbound being driven by a man from Tennessee.

The eastbound truck’s driver was flown to the burn unit in Birmingham to be treated for burns covering 85 percent of his body from the waist down while the passenger in that truck only sustained minor injuries.

The westbound driver and passenger sustained minor injuries.

The blaze was so fierce that both trucks suffered severe damage and the asphalt became so hot it started to melt necessitating the presence of the Alabama Department of Transportation at the scene.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed in an auto accident please call the Montgomery accident attorneys of Jackson & Tucker, P.C., at (866) 252-3535 or contact us online today to schedule your free consultation.

Police Looking For Man Who Caused Fatal Accident

Tuscaloosa police have announced that they are looking for a man who caused a fatal accident.

The accident happened on August 6, at the intersection of Helen Keller and University Boulevard. There was a multiple vehicle crash involving a 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis. In the vehicle were 40 year old Anthony Dewayne Wells and 29 year old Cleophus Henderson who both had to be extricated from the vehicle. Henderson died at the scene and Wells was taken to DCH Hospital for treatment and released.

The Tuscaloosa Police Department’s Accident Reconstruction Unit (ARU) was called to process the scene and a witness said Wells was travelling at a high rate of speed and ran a red light.

There is now a murder warrant out of Wells who is driving a a 2001 Gold Yukon with Alabama tag number 63GV765 and has “Keishonda” tattooed on his stomach. Police are asking for the public’s help in finding Wells who remains at large.

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Two Vehicle Crash Kills Four

On Saturday afternoon, July 16, four people were killed in a two vehicle crash near Winterboro in Talladega County.

According to Alabama State troopers the accident happened at around 1.45 p.m.at the intersection of Highway 21 and Grist Mill Road on Alabama 21 four miles south of Talladega. The accident involved two vehicles, a 2014 Ford Expedition being driven by 38 year old Leiah Gatlin Watts of Munford and a 2016 Chevrolet Colorado driven by 75 year old Wiley Marsh Whitworth, of Talladega.

Watts was killed in the accident along with three passengers in the Expedition, 73 year old Evelyn Foshee Watts, of Munford, 73 year old Melda Faye Howard, of Lincoln, and 78 year old Mary Anna Burgess Adair, also of Lincoln. All were pronounced dead at the scene.

Another passenger in the Expedition, 44 year old Tammy McBurnett, of Lincoln, was transported to Citizens Hospital in Talladega. Whitworth was uninjured.

The accident is still under investigation.

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Two Car Accident Kills Two

On Saturday evening, June 4 a two car accident resulted in the deaths of two people and one serious injury.

According to Alabama Law Enforcement, the accident happened at the intersection of Alabama 20 and Gargis Lane, three miles east of Muscle Shoals. Reports indicate that Betty Youngblood, aged 59, of Florence was driving a 1998 Ford on Gargis Lane when she attempted to turn onto Alabama 20 and collided with a 2008 Nissan SUV which was traveling west on Alabama 20, and was occupied by four teenagers from Tennessee.

Youngblood was taken to Huntsville Hospital, where she is listed in serious condition in the neurological intensive care unit. Her two passengers were 68 year old Willa Sue Melton who was taken to Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital in Florence and then transferred to UAB Birmingham where she later died and 56 year old Debra Pendergrass Jones of Florence who was taken to Helen Keller Hospital in Sheffied where she also died.

The driver of the Nissan, 18 year old Collin Waldron, 18, of Dyersburg, Tennessee, was taken to Helen Keller Hospital, where he was admitted and later released, and his three passengers who were all aged 18 and all from Dyersburg; Zac Wilson, Deandra Caldwell and Tyler Carson, were also taken to Helen Keller Hospital and treated and released.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed in an auto accident please call the Montgomery accident attorneys of Jackson & Tucker, P.C., at (866) 252-3535 or contact us online today to schedule your free consultation.

New Alabama State Law Means More Citations

A new Alabama state law is being introduced which will mean more tickets being written at traffic accidents.

Under the present law, an officer can only write a ticket if he or she actually saw the violation take place, apart from in the case of a DUI. However, beginning on August 1, officers can write citations for traffic violations such as running a red light, following too close, failure to yield a right- of way or others even if they did not actually see what happened.

The officers will need evidence to write the citations but it does give them the opportunity to hold drivers more responsible. The driver does of course have the option to disagree with the officer and go to court to plead their case.

Obviously more citations will mean more revenue for the state but it is emphasized that the rationale behind it is driver safety and less accidents. Those who have citations will have points attributed to their driver’s license. ”

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Teen Dies in Two Vehicle Accident

On Friday, April 8 there was a two vehicle accident which left a teen dead.

According to Fultondale police the accident happened at about 10 p.m. when Jamie Devlin was driving a 2011 Chevrolet Cruze east along Carson Road. Another vehicle heading westbound crossed the center line and hit the Chevy.

Both Devlin and his nephew, 19 year old Dakota Michael “Cody” Cole who was the front seat passenger, were taken to UAB Hospital where Cole went to the Intensive Care Unit and later died there on April 19. Devlin is now recovering from his injuries.

Cole was known as “Big Country” by his friends and was a 2015 graduate of Pinson Valley High School.

The driver of the other vehicle was also hospitalized, but is expected to recover.

The crash remains under investigation.

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Car Collided with a Horse

Early on Wednesday morning, March 16, a car collided with a horse on Eastern Valley Road in McAdory leaving the car driver seriously injured.

According to McAdory Fire and Rescue Chief, Jeff Wyatt, the accident happened around 3:15 a.m. The driver was driving a Honda Accord and was traveling down Eastern Valley Road and hit the horse near Burchfield Loop Road. The horse went through the windshield and the driver is now in serious condition with head injuries at University of Alabama Hospital Birmingham. The driver’s current condition is unknown.

The horse did not survive the incident and was covered with a tarp while authorities tried to discover the name of the owner of the horse and try and figure out how to remove it from the scene.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed in an auto accident please call the Montgomery accident attorneys of Jackson & Tucker, P.C., at (866) 252-3535 or contact us online today to schedule your free consultation.