ETOWAH COUNTY-The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reports a multi-vehicle accident has taken the life of a Blountsville woman and injured four other people:
“A multi-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 11:20 a.m. Sunday, October 19, has claimed the life of a Blountsville woman and injured four others.
Amber N. Lee, 22, was fatally injured when the 2019 Toyota Camry she was a passenger in was struck by the 2016 Ford F250 pickup driven by Zacari T. West, 33, of Southside. After the initial impact, the Camry was struck by the 2002 Chevrolet 1500 driven by Justin C. Tidwell, 28, of Oxford. Lee was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The driver of the Camry, Timothy N. Blackwood, 21, of Blountsville, was injured and transported to the University of Alabama Birmingham at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital for medical treatment. A 1-year-old passenger in the Camry was injured and transported to a local hospital for treatment.
Tidwell was injured and transported to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital. Larriann N. Sanders, 27, of Eastaboga, a passenger in the Chevrolet, was injured and transported to Gadsden Regional Hospital for treatment.
The crash occurred on U.S. 278 near the 120 mile marker, approximately five miles west of Attalla, in Etowah 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
