2 Children & Pregnant Woman Injured In Head-On Collision

Update: 7:21 p.m.
The pregnant woman has been identified as 22-year-old Ashley Droege. Troopers say the wreck caused Droege to go into labor. Doctors delivered the baby by c-section because Droege broke her pelvis in the accident.

22-year-old David Lorry was also inside of the truck, but was not seriously injured. A 3-year-old girl and 4-year-old boy were in the truck and are being held for observation. Troopers say the 17-year-old driver that caused the accident is believed to have been under the influence of a drug, not alcohol.

They are waiting for results of a blood test.

4:25 p.m.
News 5 has learned that the truck carrying a pregnant woman was also carrying two children. Alabama State Troopers say the truck had a 2-year-old and 4-year-old inside. According to troopers, the 17-year-old driver that witnesses say was texting while driving was not texting at all, they say he was possibly under the influence. Authorities believe the teen was driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Charges could be pending upon completion of a blood test.

As for the woman going into labor during the accident, troopers could not confirm that information.

1:21 p.m.
Alabama State Troopers are on the scene of the a three-vehicle accident that sent a pregnant woman to the hospital. According to Troopers, a woman driving northbound on Bayou La Batre Highway was rear-ended by a red truck while she was attempting to turn into a driveway. That forced the woman's vehicle to vere into oncoming traffic, striking a pink S-10 truck head-on.

Witnesses say the driver of the red truck did not slow down and admitted to texting while driving. Troopers say four people were taken to USA Medical Center. Of those four, a pregnant female was taken by helicopter. Witnesses on the scene say the woman is 8 months pregnant and went into labor during the incident.

This accident is still under investigation.