HUNTSVILLE POST – A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 9:50 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, has claimed the life of a Dutton man. Jefferson B. Acosta, 33, was fatally injured when the 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe he was driving left the roadway, struck a tree and overturned. Acosta was not using a seat belt at the…
GADSDEN POST — A two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 7:49 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, has claimed the life of a Collinsville man. Drakken T. Graham, 20, was fatally injured when the 2018 Nissan Altima, in which he was a passenger, was struck by the 2021 Ram 2500 driven by Christopher P. Brigman, 46, of Dallas,…
GADSDEN POST – A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 1:08 a.m. Monday, Nov. 25, has claimed the life of a Fort Payne man. Garrett C. Matchen, 28, was fatally injured when the 2008 Saturn Astra he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree. Matchen was not using a seat belt at the…
DEKALB COUNTY, AL. – A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 7 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, has claimed the life of a Fort Payne juvenile. The 15-year-old was fatally injured when the 2014 Toyota Tacoma the teen was driving left the roadway, struck several trees, a large boulder and then entered a pond. On Friday,…
DEKALB COUNTY—A multi-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 9:05 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, has claimed the life of an Albertville woman. Sandra W. Mashburn, 70, was fatally injured when the 2007 Ford Explorer that she was driving struck the 2011 Jeep Wrangler driven by Robert A. Tipton, 58, also of Albertville. After the initial impact,…
DEKALB COUNTY – A multi-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 2:55 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, has claimed the life of a Crossville man. Tommy W. Gortney, 51, was fatally injured when the 2015 Kia Optima that he was driving was struck by the 2015 Honda CR-V driven by Olivia G. Butler, 27, of Rainsville. After…
GADSDEN POST—A two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 10:21 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, has claimed the life of a Boaz man. Apolinario T. Velasquez, 26, was fatally injured when the 2018 Nissan Versa he was driving was struck by the 2004 GMC Envoy driven by an 18-year-old. After the initial impact, both vehicles left the…
GADSDEN POST—A two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 4:44 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19, has claimed the life of a Centre man. Joel L. Kiser, 68, was fatally injured when the 1994 Chevrolet 1500 that he was a passenger in, was struck by a 2015 Jeep Wrangler driven by Shellie M. Ingram, 50, of Centre. After…
Fort Payne, Al. – A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 2:49 a.m. Saturday, July 13, has claimed the life of a Fort Payne man. Cody W. Ashley, 19, was fatally injured when the 2020 Nissan Maxima he was driving left the roadway, struck a utility pole, a tree and then overturned. Ashley was pronounced…
HUNTSVILLE POST—A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 1:50 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, has claimed the life of a Section woman. Belinda D. Ryan, 61, was critically injured when the 2007 Acura MDX she was driving left the roadway, struck a ditch, a rock embankment and overturned. Ryan was not using a seat belt at…
GADSDEN POST—A two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 11:15 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, has claimed the life of a Fort Payne man. Andy D. McSpadden, 50, was fatally injured when the 2009 Nissan Rogue that he was driving struck the 2020 Mercedes GLC300 driven by John W. Harrison, 76, of Kingsport, Tenn. McSpadden was pronounced…
DEKALB COUNTY—A two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 9:15 a.m. Thursday, June 22, has claimed the life of a West Hempstead, N.Y. man. Kaysohn T. Baker, 32, was fatally injured when the 2015 International Durastar that he was a passenger in, left the roadway and struck a parked 2017 Peterbilt tractor trailer that was occupied…
DEKALB COUNTY—A two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 11:50 a.m. Friday, March 31, has claimed the life of a Henagar man. Charles F. Flynn, 66, was fatally injured when the 2016 Toyota 4Runner that he was driving collided head-on with a 2022 Mack tractor-trailer driven by Dewayne F. Cain, 40, of Albertville. Flynn was not…
GADSDEN POST—A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, has claimed the life of a Fort Payne man. Carl R. Nestor, 51, was fatally injured when the 2005 Nissan Altima that he was driving left the roadway and overturned. Nestor, who was not using his seat belt at the time of crash,…
HUNTSVILLE POST – A two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 10:50 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, has claimed the life of a Higdon woman. Angela J. Nayadley, 60, was fatally injured when the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado she was driving collided head-on with the 2021 Jeep Gladiator driven by James L. Sargent, 51, of Henagar. Nayadley was…
Section, Al – A single-vehicle crash at approximately 6:50 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, has claimed the life of a Section man. David M. McDonald, 45, was fatally injured when the 2001 Ford F-150 he was driving left the roadway, struck an embankment, and overturned. He was not using a seat belt at the time of the crash…
GADSDEN POST- A single vehicle crash has claimed the lives of two people. A juvenile was fatally injured when the 1998 Ford Windstar van that the teen was driving, left the roadway and struck a tree. Both passengers, Michekyla J. Fairley, 20, of Wilmington, Del. and an infant were ejected from the vehicle. The 19-year-old…
Huntsville Post— A one-vehicle crash at approximately 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, has claimed the life of a Pisgah woman. Tonia Michelle Phillips, 47, was fatally injured when the 2003 Nissan Xterra in which she was a passenger left the roadway and overturned. Driver Tony Ray Sargent, 53, of Pisgah was injured and transported to…
Huntsville Post– A two-vehicle crash at 3:40 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23, has claimed the life of a Woodville woman. Anna Louise Martin, 62, was killed when the 2001 Ford Focus she was operating was struck by a 2019 Dodge Charger. The Dodge Charger crossed the center line of the roadway and collided with Martin’s vehicle….
