GUNTERSVILLE-On Monday, March 2 the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reported a two-vehicle accident that has taken the lives of two individuals:
“A two-vehicle crash at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, March 2, has claimed two lives. Donald Wayne Lankford, 43, of Union Grove was killed when the 2000 Ford Mustang he was driving crossed the center line and collided with a 2018 Buick Enclave. Lankford, and a passenger, Felicia Jane Benefield, 25, of Union Grove were pronounced dead at the scene. The driver, and a passenger in the Buick, were injured and transported to a local area hospital.
The crash occurred on Alabama Highway 69 three miles west of Guntersville. Nothing further is available as ALEA Troopers continue to investigate.”
Trooper Derek Campbell/Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Public Information Officer – Huntsville
