LIMESTONE COUNTY-The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reports a single-vehicle accident near Lester has taken the life of one person:
“A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 5:50 p.m. Saturday, October 26, has claimed the life of a Lester man.
James R. Rouse, 56, was critically injured when the 1993 Chevrolet C1500 pickup he was driving left the roadway, struck a ditch, overturned and then struck a utility pole. Rouse was not using a seat belt at the time of the crash. Rouse was transported to Athens Limestone Hospital in Athens, where he succumbed to injuries and was pronounced deceased.
The crash occurred on Salem Minor Hill Road, approximately four miles south of Lester, 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
