MARSHALL COUNTY – The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reports a two-vehicle crash that has taken the lives of two people on Thursday, March 16:
“A two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 5:25 a.m. Thursday, March 16, has claimed the lives of two people.
Jason L. West, 46, of Guntersville was fatally injured when 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche that he was driving collided head-on with a 2001 Chevrolet C1500 driven by Brent A. Word, 33, of Crossville. West was not using a seat belt at the time of crash and was pronounced deceased at the scene. Word, who also was not using a seat belt at the time of the crash, was critically injured and transported to Marshall Medical Center North, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
The crash occurred on Union Grove Road near Allens Crossroads, approximately three miles east of Morgan City, 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
