5-year-old girl deceased, mother and siblings injured in accident on West Point Parkway in Opelika
A heartbreaking beginning to the Memorial Day weekend as a first responders are investigating what led up to a multiple vehicle accident which left a 5-year-old girl deceased and her mother and siblings injured.
The crash occurred Saturday morning in the 2700 block of West Point Parkway / U.S. 29 North around 10 A.M. Opelika Fire Department, Opelika Police Department, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, EAMC ETS, Lifesaver Helicopter, Haynes Medical Helicopter, and Lee County EMA were dispatched to the scene.
The 5-year-old girl was transported to East Alabama Medical Center as cardiopulmonary resuscitation was in progress. The 5-year-old girl was pronounced deceased at the emergency room at 10:11 A.M. Lee County Chief Deputy Coroner Gene Manning the identity of the girl as Jermya Nicole Taylor. Taylor’s father was at the hospital and was notified of the death. Taylor’s body will be sent to Montgomery’s Department of Forensics for a postmortem examination. After the exam, she will come back to an unknown funeral home.
4 others were injured in the crash. Two victims, a 34-year-old female and a 10-year-old juvenile, were transported via ambulance, and a 46-year-old female was transported via helicopter, to Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital in Columbus, GA. A 9-year-old juvenile was transported via helicopter to Children’s of Alabama in Birmingham, AL for treatment.
This case remains under investigation by the Opelika Police Department. If you have any information on this case, 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.
Please keep the victims of this crash, the family of the individual(s) injured or killed, the first responders, law enforcement, the Chief Deputy Coroner, investigators, firefighters, medics, medic helicopter crews, and dispatchers working this case in your thoughts and prayers.
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