MARION COUNTY-The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reports a two-vehicle accident in Marion County that has taken the life of an Athens man:
“A two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 5 a.m. Monday, March 9, has claimed the life of an Athens man.
Joshua L. Colvett, 41, was fatally injured when the 2001 Yamaha Road Star motorcycle he was operating was struck by the 2025 Western Star Dump Truck driven by Ryan L. Johnson, 23, of Smithville, Miss. Colvett was thrown from the motorcycle and pronounced deceased at the scene.
The crash occurred on Interstate 22 near the 30 mile-marker, approximately one and a half miles north of Winfield, in Marion County.
Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.”
Senior Trooper Gregory Corble/Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
