Three killed in Russell County crash Thursday night
A motor vehicle crash in Russell County has claimed the lives of two young men, and one young female.
The single vehicle crash occurred on U.S. Highway 431 near mile marker 94 in the Pittsview community of the county around 9:53 P.M. EST on Thursday, March 21, 2024.
Russell County Coroner Arthur Sumbry Jr. says three people, an 18-year-old male, a 20-year-old male, and a 20-year-old female, were pronounced dead on scene at 10:45pm. Alabama Law Enforcement Agency later released the following information: “An 18-year-old juvenile was fatally injured when the 2001 Toyota 4Runner the teen was driving left the roadway, struck a ditch and overturned. The 18-year-old was pronounced deceased at the scene. Riley S. Witt, 20, of Cummings, Ga., and Shennan N. Darst, 19, also of Cummings, Ga., were both passengers in the 4Runner and were also fatally injured.”
“Speed and alcohol appear to be possible factors [in the crash],” Coroner Arthur Sumbry Jr. added. “Blood toxicology was collected.”
ALEA troopers are investigating the crash. This remains a developing story.
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