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Violent wreck injures 1
Published Friday, May 15, 2009
Photo by Mike Kelley
Serious damage: Chilton County Sheriff Kevin Davis, left, stands near a wrecked Taurus involved in a two-vehicle accident Friday morning in Thorsby.
Emergency officials responded early Friday morning to a violent accident at the intersection of U.S. Highway 31 and County Road 29.
According to Alabama State Troopers, a dump truck heading north on Hwy. 31 collided with a late model Ford Taurus that was pulling out, crossing 31. The dump truck struck the Taurus on the driver’s side, flinging the car off the opposite side of the highway.
Chilton County Sheriff Kevin Davis, who was in the area, said the male driver of the vehicle, who he said was from Thorsby, was removed from the car by medical personnel and then transported to UAB Medical Center by LifeSaver helicopter.
The condition of the driver remains unknown.
Troopers are continuing to investigate the accident but said the Taurus appeared to be crossing the highway in an attempt to continue down County Road 29.
Responding to the accident, in addition to the sheriff’s department and Troopers, were Collins Chapel Volunteer Fire Department No. 1 and No. 2 and Regional Paramedic Service.
Davis said Jemison Fire and Rescue prepared the landing site for LifeSaver at the Jemison Park-n-Ride. RPS transported the victim to the site where he was then airlifted to Birmingham.
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Posted by travlr423 (anonymous) on May 16, 2009 at 7:15 a.m. (Suggest removal)
i dont know but that looks more like a ford thunderbird to me.
Posted by mimsjr (anonymous) on May 16, 2009 at 7:24 a.m. (Suggest removal)
tim that is a thunderbird not a taurus
Posted by TheDude (Michael Wells) on May 16, 2009 at 8:34 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Man, that crash was probably heard quite a ways off. Hope the driver(s) get well. I'll tell ya' something else, not to say it happened in this case, but those dump trucks fly down 31, north and south.
Posted by eagle1 (anonymous) on May 16, 2009 at 8:37 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Yeah, them Tbirds are looking more like Taurus's every day.
Posted by November162000 (anonymous) on May 16, 2009 at 9:41 a.m. (Suggest removal)
T-bird or Taurus, if you're going to tangle with a dump truck, you need to be driving another dump truck. Or a train. I hope everyone recovers soon to full capacity.
Posted by PrAaHe (anonymous) on May 16, 2009 at 11:39 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Man..mustve been SOME wreck to turn that Taurus in a Tbird, complete with the name on the back and everything!
Posted by wildwild (anonymous) on July 21, 2009 at 5:53 a.m. (Suggest removal)
That was me in the car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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