Woman killed, man injured in single-vehicle crash on Russell County highway, coroner says
A woman has died and a male was injured in a single vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon in Russell County, the county’s coroner said.
The crash occurred on Alabama Highway 165 in Fort Mitchell. Russell County Coroner Arthur Sumbry Jr. says the woman, identified as 71-year-old Patricia Klein, of Pittsview, was pronounced dead on scene at 5:30 P.M. on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. Klein was driving a 2009 Hyundai Sonata when the vehicle left the roadway, struck a ditch and then a tree, state troopers said.
A 48-year-old passenger in the Sonata, was also injured and transported to Piedmont Columbus Regional Medical Center in Columbus, Ga., for treatment.
Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.
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