19-year-old killed in I-85 north collision
UPDATE: Lee County Coroner Daniel Sexton has identified the deceased victim as 19-year-old Daniel Escobedo Lopez, 19, of Opelika.
Original story: Opelika police are investigating a deadly collision on interstate 85 Thursday afternoon.
Image: Opelika Police Department
First responders responded to Interstate 85 north between Exit 57 and 58 after dispatchers received several calls of a vehicle crash involving an 18-wheeler and a passenger car on October 24, 2024, around 5 P.M.
A passenger car was found by responding officials in a ditch with four occupants. A 19-year-old passenger was transported to East Alabama Medical Center by ambulance where he succumbed to his injuries.
The other three occupants of the car were later transported to the hospital with minor injuries. The two occupants of the 18-wheeler were unharmed.
The crash remains under investigation by the Opelika Police Traffic Homicide Investigation Unit. If you have any information on this incident, please 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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