(Greene County, Alabama April 2, 2022) — The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) reports that early Friday morning Herbert J. Lewis, 60, of Boligee was tragically killed when he fell from a bridge after being struck by the 2008 Ford Escape that he had been driving. Lewis has been standing outside his vehicle at the time of the crash.
ALEA states that Lewis’s vehicle was struck by a 2022 Freightliner tractor-trailer driven by Brandon R. Myers, 24, of Tuscaloosa and a 2008 Dodge Ram driven by Jonah R. Richardson, 25, of Williamsburg, Va. The impact caused Lewis to fall off the bridge near the 55 mile marker, approximately one mile north of Knoxville, in Greene County.
Lewis was pronounced deceased at the scene. ALEA continues to investigate the crash.
SOURCES: ABC33/40
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