1 Dead, 2 Hospitalized In Jefferson County Wreck

Trussville AL

01 December, 2020

9:56 AM

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JEFFERSON COUNTY, AL — One person was killed and two others hospitalized in a crash in Jefferson County Monday afternoon. The crash occurred just after 1 p.m. on Carson Road in North Jefferson County. Sgt. Joni Money of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said a Chevrolet crossed over the center line, striking a GMC SUV head-on. The collision killed the driver of the Chevrolet, 41-year-old John Eric Wright, of Fultondale, and hospitalized the driver of the SUV and a young child. The extent of their injuries is currently unknown, Money said. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.