MORGAN COUNTY-The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reports a three-vehicle accident near Somerville that has taken the life of one person:
“A three-vehicle crash at approximately 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 8, has claimed the life of a Union Grove woman.
Joyce Tollie Phillips, 68, was fatally injured when the 2016 Ford Focus in which she was a passenger collided with a 2011 Dodge Durango driven by Erika Cardona Mercado, 31, of Albertville. The Dodge crossed the center line and struck a 2012 Honda Civic before colliding with the Ford.
Phillips later succumbed to her injuries while being transported to a nearby hospital. The driver of the Ford was also injured and transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. No other injuries were reported in the crash, which occurred on Alabama 36 near Red Oak Road, approximately three miles east of Somerville.
Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.”
Brandon Bailey/ALEA
