One dead in crash involving log truck on Marvyn Parkway in Opelika, police say
One person is dead after a crash Monday morning on Marvyn Parkway in Opelika.
Police responded to the crash after Opelika Dispatch received a call regarding a multiple vehicle crash involving a log truck on Marvyn Parkway near the railroad overpass on October 30, 2023 at approximately 10:03 a.m.
“Responding officers located a pickup truck which had been struck by falling logs,”
police said. The driver of the pickup truck was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The case remains under investigation by the Opelika Police Department’s Traffic Homicide Investigation team. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the Opelika Police Department at (334) 705-5200 or the Secret Witness Hotline at (334) 745-8665. Tips can be submitted through our Opelika Police Mobile App. You may wish to remain anonymous.
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