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Deadly Head-On Collision

Deadly Head-On Collision

Update 1:45 p.m. (Wednesday) News 5 learns a man and his niece were two of the people involved in the wrong way crash on I-65.


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1:40 p.m. Wednesday
- Driver of the pickup truck: 51-year-old Jeffrey Taylor.
- Chrissy Walker is listed in good condition at USA Medical Center and could even be released today.

10:00 p.m. (Tuesday)
- Walker listed in good condition at USA Medical Center.

7:00 p.m. (Tuesday)
-News 5 learns a man and his niece were two of the people involved in the wrong way crash on I-65. The sister of Bo Skipper tells news 5 her brother was killed in the crash.
- Skipper's niece, 27-year-old Chrissy Walker, was flown to USA Medical Center. She is banged up, but expected to survive.
- The name of the pickup truck driver, who was killed, has not been released.

3:50 p.m. (Tuesday)
- Lt. Danny Walker with Saraland Police tells News 5 they believe the driver of a pick-up truck got onto I-65 around the exit for Chickasaw (Exit 13) and drove the wrong way for two miles before hitting a car head-on.
- The driver of the pickup was killed as well as the driver of the second vehicle.
- The woman who was flown to USA was a passenger in the second vehicle.
- No one in the third vehicle was injured.

3:25 p.m.(Tuesday)
News 5's Steve Alexander says state troopers have reopened all lanes of southbound I-65, despite warnings from EMA that the interstate could be closed for several hours.

2:56 p.m (Tuesday)
Mobile County EMA says southbound I-65 between Hwy 43 in Satsuma and Celeste Road in Saraland will be closed for the next few hours.

2:10 p.m. (Tuesday)
A 27-year-old female passenager was taken by Lifeflight to USA Medical Center.

2:02 p.m. (Tuesday)
Southbound lanes of I-65 closed just north of Celeste Road in Saraland. At least two people are dead and one injured.

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