ARDMORE-The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reports a two-vehicle accident that has taken the life of one person and sent another to hospital:
“A two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 4:45 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, has claimed the life of an Athens man.
Brandon H. Cooley, 44, was fatally injured when the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado pickup he was driving collided head-on with the 2012 Chrysler 200 driven by Courtney G. Aughtman, 26, of Madison. Cooley was not using a seat belt at the time of the crash, was ejected and pronounced deceased at the scene. Aughtman was injured and airlifted to Huntsville Hospital in Huntsville for medical treatment.
The crash occurred on Alabama 53 near the 338 mile marker, approximately four miles southeast of Ardmore, in Limestone County.
Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.”
Corporal Reginal M. King/Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
