On Monday evening, January 11 two people were killed in a two vehicle crash in Blount County.

According to Alabama State Troopers the accident happened shortly after 5.30 p.m. on Alabama 75 about two miles south of Oneonta near the 23 mile marker. A 1999 Ford Mustang being driven by 52 year old Robert Eugene Marsh of Oneonta, for reasons as yet unknown, crossed the median and crashed head on into a 2006 Chrysler van being driven by 68 year old Nelson Dehaven Byess of the Gallant area of Blount County, which was traveling in the opposite direction.

According to the Blount County Coroner, both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene.

Troopers are still investigating the accident and awaiting the results of toxicology tests to see whether alcohol or drugs were factors in the wreck.

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According to a report which looks at data from the Federal Highway Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration there is a major difference between each state and the likelihood of being killed in a traffic accident.

Alabama is the fifth most dangerous state in the country when it comes to driving and is only beaten by West Virginia, North Dakota, Mississippi and Montana, the latter has the misfortune to be the most dangerous state in the country with each member of the population having a one in 4,880 chance of being killed on the road.

In Alabama there is a population of a little under five million with just under four million drivers. The chances of being involved in a fatal car crash are one in 2,889 drivers with the chances of actually being killed at one in 5,673. In 2013 there were 852 deaths on the road including drivers, passengers, pedestrians and cyclists.

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Late on Wednesday night, November 11, a Birmingham school bus driver was killed.

According to Birmingham police, the accident happened around midnight near Center Street at 11th Court West when a fellow police officer was responding to a call in his patrol car. He entered the intersection and collided with another vehicle which was traveling east on 11th Court West.

The other vehicle was being driven by 45 year old Steven Tooson of Center point and he and his female passenger had to be extricated from their vehicle. Toosen died at the scene shortly before 12.30 a.m. and the female passenger and the police officer were both taken to UAB Hospital where they are both expected to survive.

Tooson is survived by four teenage children who lost their mother to cancer one year ago this month.

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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, around 25% of all road vehicle related fatalities involved just one single vehicle and the majority are due to over corrections following a lack of concentration when the vehicle drifts out of its lane or onto the pavement.

Over correcting due to a panic situation almost always causes the vehicle to spin, or flip over, or go into oncoming traffic. If the driver stays calm and corrects the vehicle properly without over correcting it is unlikely there will be an accident.

Should it happen to you, that you find two wheels have left the road and have gone onto a pavement or a verge, take your foot of the gas pedal, keep the steering wheel straight and allow the vehicle to slow by itself. Once it has slowed then carefully and gently steer back onto the road.

It is best not to use the brake, but if you have ABS and you need to brake urgently to avoid an accident then you can use it but remember to ensure the steering wheel is straight before hitting the brake pedal and before releasing it too.

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In the early hours of the morning of Saturday, September 19, a physical therapist from Trussville, Birmingham was killed in an accident.

According to the Metro Homicide Unit, the accident happened on the I-359 Southbound at I20/59 when an SUV crashed in to the on ramp’s guardrail causing it to flip over and it then landed on the roof. Catherine Virgona, aged 23, who was not wearing a seat belt was pronounced dead at the scene, while the 22 year old driver suffered undisclosed injuries and was taken to DCH for treatment, but later released.

No other vehicles were involved and the crash remains under investigation by the Metro Homicide Unit and the TPD Accident Reconstruction Unit. The 22 year old driver, whose name has not been released, could face several charges including reckless driving.

Virgona is the third person to die from John Carroll High School in recent weeks.

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

According to Alabama State Troopers the accident happened on Highway 43, 15 miles north of Northport in Tuscaloosa County at just after 2.45 p.m. in the afternoon. They went on to say that 45 year old Tonya Michelle Jones of the New Lexington community was driving a 2004 Ford Taurus on Highway 43 and she collided with a 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe being driven by 35 year old Peggy Sue Woolbright. The reasons for the collision are not yet known. Jones was pronounced dead at the scene and Woolbright, of Berry, Alabama was transported to the University of Alabama, Birmingham hospital for treatment of unspecified injuries.

Jones is survived by three sons and a daughter.

Alabama State Troopers continue to investigate the accident and its cause.

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