ETOWAH COUNTY-The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reports a single-vehicle accident that has taken the life of one person:
“A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 6:20 p.m. Thursday, July 28, has claimed the life of a Gallant woman.
Vannieca Barnes, 58, was fatally injured when the 2015 Nissan Altima she was driving, left the roadway and struck a tree. Barnes, who was not utilizing her seat belt, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The crash occurred on Old Gallant Road near Country Creek Road, approximately seven 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 Brandon Bailey/Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
