BREAKING: Two killed, several hurt in multi-vehicle crash involving tractor-trailer in central Alabama
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- Two people killed, several injured in multi-vehicle crash Friday morning on U.S. 82 near Billingsley, Alabama.
- GMC Sierra struck tractor-trailer, then hit by Chevrolet Silverado; multiple victims lacked seat belts.
Two people were killed and several others injured in a multi-vehicle crash Friday morning in Autauga County, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.
The crash occurred at approximately 7:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13, on U.S. 82 near the 115-mile marker, approximately two miles west of Billingsley.
ALEA said Harrison R. Short, 20, of Auburn, was a passenger in a 2017 GMC Sierra when the vehicle struck a 2026 Kenworth W990 tractor-trailer driven by Terry R. Lenoir, 59, of Maplesville. Short was not wearing a seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Following the initial collision, the GMC was struck by a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Terrius R.M. Smith, 27, of Selma.
David L. Bethel, 50, of Jones, who was a passenger in the Chevrolet, also suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Smith, who was not wearing a seat belt, was injured and transported to Baptist South Medical Center in Montgomery for treatment.
The driver of the GMC, Joseph L. Whatley III, 19, of Mountain Brook, and two additional passengers were also injured.
Whatley and Gabriel Smith, 19, of Birmingham, were transported to Baptist South Medical Center. Elliot R. Young, 20, of Auburn, was airlifted to the Montgomery hospital. Young was also reported not to have been wearing a seat belt.
No additional information was immediately available.
Troopers with ALEA’s Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate the crash.
