One dead, two injured in fatal Lee County crash
A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 4:16 p.m. Saturday, June 29, has claimed the life of an Opelika woman.
Carol L. Deangelo, 81, was fatally injured when the 2006 Jeep Cherokee, she was a passenger in, left the roadway and struck a ditch before hitting a tree. Deangelo was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The driver of the Cherokee, Barbara T. Buckner, 74, also of Opelika was injured and transported to Piedmont Hospital in Columbus, Ga., for medical treatment. A second person is also at Piedmont with injuries.
The crash occurred on U.S. 280 near the 103 mile marker, approximately one mile east of Opelika, in Lee County. Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.
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