ATHENS-The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reports a multi-vehicle accident near Athens that has taken the life of an Athens woman and sent two other people to hospital with injuries:
“A multi-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 8 p.m. Sunday, October 18, has claimed the life of an Athens woman.
Vickie D. Marks, 70, was fatally injured when the 2018 Toyota Avalon she was driving collided head-on with the 2014 Chevrolet Camaro driven by Gloria J. Jefferds, 41, of Rogersville. After the initial impact, the Toyota collided head-on with the 2006 Nissan Sentra driven by Jerame A. Cole, 39, of Florence. Marks was pronounced deceased at scene.
Jefferds was injured and airlifted to Huntsville Hospital for medical treatment. Cole was also injured and transported to Athens Limestone Hospital for medical treatment.
The crash occurred on U.S. 72 near the 70 mile marker, approximately four miles west 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.”
Corporal Adric Reed/Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
