TRINITY-On Sunday, June 2 the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reports a single-vehicle accident that occurred in Morgan County that has taken the life of a child:
“A single-vehicle crash at 8:19 a.m. today, June 2, has claimed the life of a 1-year-old child.
Karla Gabriela Barrera, 22, of Decatur was driving a Chevrolet Malibu on Ipsco Road which left the roadway at the intersection of Woodall Road. The vehicle struck a tree, overturned, and caught fire. Barrera and an 8 year-old child were removed from the vehicle, but the infant was pronounced dead at the scene.
Barrera was airlifted to UAB Hospital in Birmingham, and the surviving child was transported to a local area hospital. The crash occurred three miles east of Trinity.
Nothing further is available as ALEA State Troopers continue to investigate.
Senior Trooper Chuck Daniel/Public Information Officer Troop F (Decatur Post)
