ATHENS-On Friday, July 16 the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reported a two-Vehicle accident near Athens that has taken the life of one person:
“A two-vehicle crash at approximately 2:27 p.m. Friday, July 16, has claimed the life of an Athens man.
Mark Douglas Adams, 66, was fatally injured when the 1996 Yamaha motorcycle he was operating struck a 2013 Honda Accord. The driver of the Honda, Robert Lee Mahan, 72, of Madison failed to yield the right-of-way to the Yamaha. Adams was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The crash occurred on Menefee Road near Keeton Road, approximately 10 miles east of Athens. Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.”
Brandon Baily/ALEA
