(Birmingham / Jefferson County, Alabama — April 13, 2026) – A 64-year-old Pleasant Grove man and longtime member of a Birmingham motorcycle club was tragically killed Saturday night when an unknown SUV struck his motorcycle on Interstate 59 northbound near the Arkadelphia Road exit and fled the scene without stopping. The Birmingham Police Department is actively investigating the hit-and-run...
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⚠ UPDATE — April 17, 2026 This post has been updated to reflect a fourth fatality confirmed in the days following the April 11 crash. Brynleigh Pledger, 7, the twin sister of Bryleigh Pledger, died on Tuesday, April 15, after being taken off life support at Children’s of Alabama in Birmingham. Her family announced that her prognosis was unsurvivable...
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(Trussville / Jefferson County, Alabama — April 1, 2026) – A 27-year-old Gadsden man has tragically died after his vehicle struck the rear of a tractor-trailer on Interstate 59 within the Trussville city limits late Monday night, authorities report. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is investigating the fatal crash, which claimed the life of the driver after he was...
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Alabama Accident News(Tuscaloosa County, Alabama — March 22, 2026) – Two young women were tragically killed and three others injured in a violent head-on collision on US Highway 43 in Tuscaloosa County in the early morning hours of Saturday, March 21, 2026. The crash, which involved three vehicles and claimed the lives of a 20-year-old and a 19-year-old, is now under...
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ArticlesEvery year, hundreds of Americans are killed in one of the most preventable and least publicized types of truck crashes: underride accidents. When a passenger car slides beneath a tractor-trailer, the results are almost always catastrophic. The roof is sheared off. Occupants suffer fatal or life-altering injuries. And in too many cases, families are left asking why nothing was...
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Auto AccidentsIn 2024, distracted driving claimed at least 65 lives on Alabama roads and that number almost certainly undercounts the true toll. According to the most recent Alabama Crash Facts report released by the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) in October 2025, distracted driving, including cellphone use, was explicitly identified as a key contributing factor in statewide crash data. For...
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Alabama Accident News(Bessemer / Jefferson County, Alabama — March 16, 2026) – A 33-year-old man and a 3-year-old child were tragically struck and killed by a vehicle on Eastern Valley Road in Bessemer on Sunday evening, authorities report. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the double-fatality crash, which claimed the lives of two Bessemer residents. Key Takeaways What Happened: Two...
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Alabama Accident News(Marion County, Alabama — March 11, 2026) – A motorcyclist from Athens, Alabama, was tragically killed early Monday morning after his motorcycle was struck by a dump truck on Interstate 22 in Marion County, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. The fatal crash occurred approximately two miles north of Winfield and claimed the life of a 41-year-old man....
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Published by Fob James, IV | Birmingham, AL Personal Injury Attorney Last Updated: July 16, 2026 Pedestrian Accident Claims — At a Glance The reality: drivers owe pedestrians care, but Alabama’s contributory negligence rule means insurers attack the pedestrian’s conduct first, crosswalk or not Evidence that wins: the crash report, camera footage from nearby businesses, witness accounts, and scene...
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Alabama Accident News(Montgomery County, Alabama — March 11, 2026) – A Prattville man was tragically killed Tuesday evening in an unusual and deadly collision on Woodley Road near the Rolling Hills community in Montgomery County, authorities say. The crash occurred just before 7:30 p.m. when a truck and a house trailer being hauled attempted to cross the same bridge at the...
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