ATHENS-On Thursday, January 31 the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency issued a statement concerning a traffic fatality on Sunday, January 27 that occurred during a single-vehicle accident near Athens:
“A single-vehicle crash at 6:30 a.m. Sunday, January 27, has claimed the life of an Athens woman.
Courteney Lynn Ledbetter, 23, was killed when the 2013 Chrysler 300 she was driving left the road and struck several trees. Ledbetter was airlifted to UAB Hospital where she later died.
A passenger was also injured and transported to Athens-Limestone Hospital. The crash occurred on Copeland Road three miles east of Athens. Nothing further is available as Alabama State Troopers continue to investigate.”
Senior Trooper Chuck Daniel/Public Information Officer/Decatur Post
