Clif Knight of the Hartselle Inquirer reports that one person was seriously injured in a truck-car collision on I-65 approximately a mile south of the Alabama 36 interchange on I-65 on Monday morning.

Hartselle firefighters used extrication tools to rescue a man from his late model sedan after it landed in a drainage ditch under the weight of a 18-wheeler loaded with cast iron. He was airlifted by Air Evac helicopter to Huntsville Hospital. Both the truck and the car were apparently traveling north when they exited the left lane of I-65 and skidded down an embankment for about 75 yards before coming to a stop. The trailer overturned dumping part of its load on top of the car. A large pine tree was clipped off at its base and fell on top of the wreckage.

The collision happened on Lucas Ferry Road, near the intersection of Moyers Road. Both cars were headed south.

The collision happened at 9:35 a.m. The trooper was responding to another wreck, on Huntsville Browns Ferry Road, and witnesses say he was running his emergency lights and siren. After the crash on Lucas Ferry Road, both vehicles ended up in a field along the roadway.

The car overturned and caught fire. At first, crews believed just one person was inside, but they found two bodies inside the car after the fire was put out.

The trooper was hurt, but is expected to recover.

“Any time there is a major traffic collision, especially involving a state employee, they will come out and actually investigate that particular scene at that time,” said Trooper Curtis Summerville. “Those are specialized guys in a specialized unit in terms of major accident investigations.

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Rachel Batrum of Athens, Alabama won benefits for a lifetime after she was injured by a truck driver who had violated D.O.T. and F.M.C.S.R. rules and had a history of exceeding safe “hours of service.”

The insurance company for the driver of the 18 wheeler made an offer that would hardly pay my medical bills. After Mr. Wolfe took the case, he aggressively pursued information about the truck driver and his driving habits. Mr. Wolfe discovered that the driver of the 18 wheeler exceeded his driving time or what is known as “hours of service” under the Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Motor Carriers Safety Regulations (FMCSR). He also discovered that the driver had not been properly trained.

These violations may have occurred in other cases. If you or someone you know were injured in a trucking accident, do not settle with insurance companies until your case is screened for violations and you know all the facts from a trucking accident lawyer.

Toraine Norris of The Birmingham News reports that a teen was killed and another injured in an truck wreck in Jefferson County.

The wreck happened just after midnight Saturday in the 9300 block of Camp Oliver Road, according to a press release from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

Two 17-year-olds from Adger were in the truck. The driver attempted to pass another vehicle, lost control, went into a ditch and traveled about 180 feet before striking a power pole, authorities said.

One of the teens was pronounced dead on the scene.

The other was ejected from the truck and was airlifted to UAB Hospital in Birmingham and listed in critical condition this morning.

Investigators were still trying to determine the actual driver. The names of the teens were not released.

A woman was killed Monday in a one-vehicle wreck in Cullman County, state troopers said.

Brandy Shealene Cruce, 39, of Hanceville, was killed around 5:50 p.m. on Alabama 216 in Dodge City, troopers said.
Cruce was pronounced dead at the scene, but authorities didn’t release any additional information about the wreck.

Authorities say a head-on collision took the lives of five people over the weekend in Chilton County. Alabama State Troopers say a Chrysler minivan crossed the median on I 65 and slammed head-on into another vehicle. A third vehicle was also involved. The cause of the fatal car accident remains under investigation.

Authorities say the minivan was heading southbound on I-65 on Saturday around 3 p.m. For reasons still unknown, the minivan swerved off the roadway and into the median roughly seven miles south of Clanton. The minivan traveled through the median and into oncoming traffic.

The Chrysler slammed head-on into a Ford Taurus carrying four 18-year-old high school students. A northbound BMW then also ran into the Taurus. All four young men in the Ford Taurus were killed in the wreck. The four young men were reportedly traveling through Alabama on their way home after spring break. The 21-year-old driver of the minivan also perished in the crash.

Jillian Kramer of the Press-Register reports that a 75-year-old Chickasaw man died this afternoon from injuries sustained in a wreck that occurred this morning on Telegraph Road.

The man’s name was being withheld pending notification of relatives, Sgt. Brad Penton, a spokesman for the Chickasaw Police Department, said tonight.

The man was driving a Chevrolet Cavalier that collided with a log truck. The crash caused logs to spill from the truck, blocking traffic along the Chickasaw roadway for about five hours, police said.

Both drivers were taken to an area hospital, said Penton.

The truck driver, whose name was not released, was treated for injuries to his arm.

Penton said the log truck was headed south on Telegraph Road about 10:30 a.m. At the same time, the car turned from the parking lot of a Shell gas station and north onto the roadway.

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A man injured March 22 when his pickup truck was struck by a train in Satsuma died Tuesday afternoon, according to Satsuma police.

A woman passenger remained hospitalized Tuesday, police said.

A statement from the office of Satsuma police chief David Benefield said that Cameron Thompson died at University of South Alabama Medical Center about 4 p.m. Tuesday. His passenger, Sonnie Hicks, remained hospitalized at USAMC in serious condition, a hospital spokeswoman said.

The collision took place in the early evening on Bayou Avenue at the Norfolk Southern Railway crossing just east of U.S. 43. Police said Thompson’s westbound truck crossed in front of the southbound freight train despite flashing warning lights at the crossing.

The two-locomotive, 61-car train struck the truck just behind the cab and continued half a mile south on the track before stopping, police said. No one on the train was injured, and the train did not derail.

Kim Albright for The Huntsville Times reports that Madison woman is in serious condition after a single-vehicle crash on I-565 at Jordan Lane.

The wreck happened just before 4 p.m. Friday, when the driver lost control and flipped the vehicle several times.
Don Webster, chief operating officer for HEMSI, said 52-year-old Bonita Burch was taken to Huntsville Hospital Trauma Services by paramedics. Police are still investigating how the wreck happened. Traffic westbound on I-565 was snarled for more than a half hour as a result of the accident.

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