ATHENS-The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reports a single-vehicle accident that has taken the life of a pedestrian near Athens:
“A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 8:30 p.m. Sunday, December 11, has claimed the life of an Athens man.
Darek A. Kelley, 26, a pedestrian, was walking on Cross Key Road when he was struck by a 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Grayson Sledge, 20, of Elkmont. Kelley was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash, which occurred on Cross Key Road, approximately five miles north of Athens, in Limestone County.
Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.”
Senior Trooper Justin O’Neal/Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
