Cottondale Woman Identified After Fatal Wreck Saturday

Tuscaloosa AL

23 January, 2021

10:58 AM

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TUSCALOOSA, AL — The Tuscaloosa Police Department has identified a Cottondale woman pronounced dead at the scene of a crash on Oscar Baxter Drive early Saturday morning. Click here to subscribe to our daily email newsletters and breaking news alerts delivered to your inbox and mobile devices for free. You can also support local journalism by donating as little as $5 a month to become a supporting member or by downloading our free Patch mobile app. In an update to local media, the TPD said officers are continuing to investigate the fatal wreck and identified the lone victim as Angela Chandler, 38. Investigators reported that Chandler had been traveling south on Interstate 359 and attempted to make a left turn east onto Skyland Boulevard. While making the turn, her 2017 Honda Accord struck the front passenger side of an SUV that was stopped at a traffic light in the northbound lane of Alabama Highway 69 South. Police then said after hitting the SUV and crossing the adjacent right-hand turn lane at the Highway 69/Skyland Boulevard intersection, Chandler's vehicle struck a curb and became airborne before coming to rest in Cypress Creek, approximately 50 feet below the roadway. TPD's Accident Reconstruction Unit assumed the investigation and continues to work toward closure in the case. Follow Patch here for updates or on Facebook and Twitter.