GUNTERSVILLE-The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reports a head-on-collision has taken the life of a Horton woman:
“A two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 3:10 a.m. Tuesday, August 12, has claimed the life of a Horton woman.
Jennifer E. Otinger, 48, was fatally injured when the 2002 GMC Sonoma pick up that she was driving collided head-on with the 2023 Peterbilt tractor-trailer driven by Anthony S. Torbert, 56, of Arab.
Otinger was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash. Torbert was injured and transported to Huntsville Hospital for treatment.
The crash occurred on Alabama 79 near Valley Road, approximately two miles south of Guntersville, in Marshall County.
Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.”
Senior Trooper Brandon Bailey/Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
