Ambulance, Truck Crash Claims One Life

A man from Loxely is killed when his truck collides with an ambulance

By: Michael Snowden | WKRG-TV
Published: December 20, 2008

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LOXLEY, Ala. (AP) - Police say a crash between an ambulance and
a pickup truck killed a Loxley man who was on his way to a kidney
dialysis appointment.
Loxley police say 58-year-old Eddie L. White was driving the
pickup early Thursday when it collided with a MedStar ambulance
hurrying to an emergency call in thick fog. The cause of the crash
was being investigated.
Police say two people in the ambulance, a paramedic and an
emergency medical technician had minor injuries.
One of White's sisters, Diane Fields, says her brother had
suffered in recent years from kidney disease. She says his health
problems didn't stop him from working as a diesel truck mechanic in
Mobile, about 20 miles west of Loxley.
She says he was one of the founders of the Loxley Bengals Youth
Football league about 20 years ago.