Marshall County Wreck Claims Two Lives

HUNTSVILLE POST — A two-vehicle crash at 12:00 p.m. today, March 2, has claimed two lives. Donald Wayne Lankford, 43, of Union Grove was killed when the 2000 Ford Mustang he was driving crossed the center line and collided with a 2018 Buick Enclave. Lankford, and a passenger, Felicia Jane Benefield, 25, of Union Grove were pronounced dead at the scene. The driver, and a passenger in the Buick, were injured and transported to a local area hospital. The crash occurred on Alabama Highway 69 three miles west of Guntersville. Nothing further is available as ALEA Troopers continue to investigate.

Trooper Derek Campbell, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Public Information Officer – Huntsville