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January 25, 2008
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Court case continued for death of woman hit by barge
Author: David Atchison
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A case involving a Pell City man facing a two-count indictment for manslaughter and homicide by vehicle of a Cropwell woman was continued last Friday.
St. Clair County Circuit Court Judge Charles Robinson granted a joint motion by the prosecution and defense to continue the state's case against Blake Alan Brown, 23, of Stewart Road, Pell City.
Brown is accused of recklessly causing the April 18, 2007, death of Rosea Mae Beavers, 57, of Cropwell.
Beavers was killed when the Ford Focus she was driving was struck by a runaway towable barge. The accident happened along U.S. 231, near the CVS Pharmacy.
According to The Daily Home news account of the accident, Beavers had just turned out of the CVS parking lot, heading south along U.S. 231, when the barge Brown was towing came loose from his vehicle, crossed the highway and struck her vehicle.
A Lifesaver helicopter was called to the scene and landed at Avondale Park along U.S. 78, but Beavers died while being transported by ambulance to the landing site.
In June 2007, Brown told The Daily Home the incident was just a horrible accident.
"If I could take it back, I would," he said.
Brown said he doesn't know why his trailer came loose from his truck.
"I've been driving the same setup for two years," he said, adding that he's been towing trailers since he was 15.
"I wasn't on drugs or driving carelessly," Brown said.
Brown said he was driving below the speed limit when the trailer came lose.
"I was slowing down for the light," he said.
Brown said he hit a bad dip along U.S. 231, which could have caused the trailer to come loose and snap the safety chain.
"That's all I could think of," he said.
Brown has remained out of jail since his arrest in June, after posting a $15,000 bond.
Brown is expected to appear back in court in April.
St. Clair County District Attorney Richard Minor said manslaughter is a Class B felony and carries a two- to 20-year sentence. Homicide by vehicle is a felony and carries a prison term of one to five years and a fine of $500-2,000.
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January 25, 2008
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Court case continued for death of woman hit by barge
Author: David Atchison
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A case involving a Pell City man facing a two-count indictment for manslaughter and homicide by vehicle of a Cropwell woman was continued last Friday.
St. Clair County Circuit Court Judge Charles Robinson granted a joint motion by the prosecution and defense to continue the state's case against Blake Alan Brown, 23, of Stewart Road, Pell City.
Brown is accused of recklessly causing the April 18, 2007, death of Rosea Mae Beavers, 57, of Cropwell.
Beavers was killed when the Ford Focus she was driving was struck by a runaway towable barge. The accident happened along U.S. 231, near the CVS Pharmacy.
According to The Daily Home news account of the accident, Beavers had just turned out of the CVS parking lot, heading south along U.S. 231, when the barge Brown was towing came loose from his vehicle, crossed the highway and struck her vehicle.
A Lifesaver helicopter was called to the scene and landed at Avondale Park along U.S. 78, but Beavers died while being transported by ambulance to the landing site.
In June 2007, Brown told The Daily Home the incident was just a horrible accident.
"If I could take it back, I would," he said.
Brown said he doesn't know why his trailer came loose from his truck.
"I've been driving the same setup for two years," he said, adding that he's been towing trailers since he was 15.
"I wasn't on drugs or driving carelessly," Brown said.
Brown said he was driving below the speed limit when the trailer came lose.
"I was slowing down for the light," he said.
Brown said he hit a bad dip along U.S. 231, which could have caused the trailer to come loose and snap the safety chain.
"That's all I could think of," he said.
Brown has remained out of jail since his arrest in June, after posting a $15,000 bond.
Brown is expected to appear back in court in April.
St. Clair County District Attorney Richard Minor said manslaughter is a Class B felony and carries a two- to 20-year sentence. Homicide by vehicle is a felony and carries a prison term of one to five years and a fine of $500-2,000.
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January 25, 2008
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Court case continued for death of woman hit by barge
Author: David Atchison
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A case involving a Pell City man facing a two-count indictment for manslaughter and homicide by vehicle of a Cropwell woman was continued last Friday.
St. Clair County Circuit Court Judge Charles Robinson granted a joint motion by the prosecution and defense to continue the state's case against Blake Alan Brown, 23, of Stewart Road, Pell City.
Brown is accused of recklessly causing the April 18, 2007, death of Rosea Mae Beavers, 57, of Cropwell.
Beavers was killed when the Ford Focus she was driving was struck by a runaway towable barge. The accident happened along U.S. 231, near the CVS Pharmacy.
According to The Daily Home news account of the accident, Beavers had just turned out of the CVS parking lot, heading south along U.S. 231, when the barge Brown was towing came loose from his vehicle, crossed the highway and struck her vehicle.
A Lifesaver helicopter was called to the scene and landed at Avondale Park along U.S. 78, but Beavers died while being transported by ambulance to the landing site.
In June 2007, Brown told The Daily Home the incident was just a horrible accident.
"If I could take it back, I would," he said.
Brown said he doesn't know why his trailer came loose from his truck.
"I've been driving the same setup for two years," he said, adding that he's been towing trailers since he was 15.
"I wasn't on drugs or driving carelessly," Brown said.
Brown said he was driving below the speed limit when the trailer came lose.
"I was slowing down for the light," he said.
Brown said he hit a bad dip along U.S. 231, which could have caused the trailer to come loose and snap the safety chain.
"That's all I could think of," he said.
Brown has remained out of jail since his arrest in June, after posting a $15,000 bond.
Brown is expected to appear back in court in April.
St. Clair County District Attorney Richard Minor said manslaughter is a Class B felony and carries a two- to 20-year sentence. Homicide by vehicle is a felony and carries a prison term of one to five years and a fine of $500-2,000.
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Montrose fatality probe continues
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Author: LORI MOORE; Staff Reporter
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Montrose fatality probe continues Wednesday wreck killed Richard Constantini and left Dr. James Seay in critical condition By LORI MOORE Staff Reporter
MONTROSE - A Daphne business owner expressed regret Thursday for a fatal wreck that occurred when a trailer carrying a tractor broke loose from his truck, splitting one vehicle in half and crushing another.
"All I'm concerned about then and right now are the families," John Bolton, 64, said. "My prayers and thoughts are with them."
Bolton, who owns Bolton Septic Tank Services, said he was on his way to a job in the moments before Wednesday's 2:45 p.m. wreck on U.S. 98 in Montrose.
"The only thing I know is that I was pulling a tractor and going to do a sewer system and the tractor just crossed the median and hit the cars," Bolton said. "I have no idea what caused it - we are all investigating it at the same time."
Though he did not want to elaborate pending insurance and police investigations, Bolton, who was uninjured but visibly shaken in the wreck, confirmed that he had attached the trailer to the truck himself.
"It's simple to hook," he said.
Judy Newcomb, Baldwin County chief assistant district attorney, said answers about the wreck and decisions on any possible criminal charges may be slow in coming.
Grand juries - which decide whether evidence exists to bring a case to trial - review any accident involving a fatality, Newcomb said. This case likely will not be presented to a grand jury until at least November, she said.
"The Fairhope police have not submitted anything to our office," Newcomb said, "but in the case of any traffic fatality, it takes extra time to investigate."
The wreck killed Richard Constantini, 45, of Fairhope, and left Dr. James Seay, 71, a surgeon who practiced out of Thomas Hospital, in critical condition.
Constantini died on the scene as the Ford 2120 tractor, typically used for landscaping, landed on the windshield of his sport utility vehicle.
The tractor probably weighed more than 6,000 pounds. A Ford 2120 tractor alone would weigh 3,250 pounds, while a Ford loader like the one attached to the front end, adds 1,000-1,100 pounds and a Woods backhoe adds another 1,800 pounds, according to the New Holland price book for Ford tractors.
The preliminary cause of death has been determined to be multiple blunt-force wounds, said Baldwin County Coroner Huey Mack Sr.
Seay remained Thursday at the University of South Alabama Medical Center. A passenger in his white, Lincoln Mark VIII was uninjured, police said.
One of Seay's co-workers at Thomas said the news of his injuries hit hard on her and others at the hospital.
"When it is someone you know and love, even if it is the kind of situation you deal with every day, it is different," said Marilyn Brown, director of surgery at Thomas Hospital and a registered nurse.
She added, "It is always hard to see an automobile accident when you think that this person was pulled from a normal day into this situation, and it is even more magnified when it is someone you know."
Brown has worked with Seay in the operating room as well as through administration for about 10 years, she said. She described Seay as a jovial and pleasant man who is well-liked by patients and co-workers.
"He is very well thought of, and a lot of prayers are going up for him," she said.
The Fairhope Funeral Home & Crematory is handling the Constantini funeral arrangements.
Bolton said he has been trying to get in touch with the families but has been unable to. photo Seay Register graphic Tragedy on U.S. 98 Source: Register research JEFF DARBY /Staff Artist
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Montrose fatality probe continues
Author: LORI MOORE; Staff Reporter
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Montrose fatality probe continues Wednesday wreck killed Richard Constantini and left Dr. James Seay in critical condition By LORI MOORE Staff Reporter
MONTROSE - A Daphne business owner expressed regret Thursday for a fatal wreck that occurred when a trailer carrying a tractor broke loose from his truck, splitting one vehicle in half and crushing another.
"All I'm concerned about then and right now are the families," John Bolton, 64, said. "My prayers and thoughts are with them."
Bolton, who owns Bolton Septic Tank Services, said he was on his way to a job in the moments before Wednesday's 2:45 p.m. wreck on U.S. 98 in Montrose.
"The only thing I know is that I was pulling a tractor and going to do a sewer system and the tractor just crossed the median and hit the cars," Bolton said. "I have no idea what caused it - we are all investigating it at the same time."
Though he did not want to elaborate pending insurance and police investigations, Bolton, who was uninjured but visibly shaken in the wreck, confirmed that he had attached the trailer to the truck himself.
"It's simple to hook," he said.
Judy Newcomb, Baldwin County chief assistant district attorney, said answers about the wreck and decisions on any possible criminal charges may be slow in coming.
Grand juries - which decide whether evidence exists to bring a case to trial - review any accident involving a fatality, Newcomb said. This case likely will not be presented to a grand jury until at least November, she said.
"The Fairhope police have not submitted anything to our office," Newcomb said, "but in the case of any traffic fatality, it takes extra time to investigate."
The wreck killed Richard Constantini, 45, of Fairhope, and left Dr. James Seay, 71, a surgeon who practiced out of Thomas Hospital, in critical condition.
Constantini died on the scene as the Ford 2120 tractor, typically used for landscaping, landed on the windshield of his sport utility vehicle.
The tractor probably weighed more than 6,000 pounds. A Ford 2120 tractor alone would weigh 3,250 pounds, while a Ford loader like the one attached to the front end, adds 1,000-1,100 pounds and a Woods backhoe adds another 1,800 pounds, according to the New Holland price book for Ford tractors.
The preliminary cause of death has been determined to be multiple blunt-force wounds, said Baldwin County Coroner Huey Mack Sr.
Seay remained Thursday at the University of South Alabama Medical Center. A passenger in his white, Lincoln Mark VIII was uninjured, police said.
One of Seay's co-workers at Thomas said the news of his injuries hit hard on her and others at the hospital.
"When it is someone you know and love, even if it is the kind of situation you deal with every day, it is different," said Marilyn Brown, director of surgery at Thomas Hospital and a registered nurse.
She added, "It is always hard to see an automobile accident when you think that this person was pulled from a normal day into this situation, and it is even more magnified when it is someone you know."
Brown has worked with Seay in the operating room as well as through administration for about 10 years, she said. She described Seay as a jovial and pleasant man who is well-liked by patients and co-workers.
"He is very well thought of, and a lot of prayers are going up for him," she said.
The Fairhope Funeral Home & Crematory is handling the Constantini funeral arrangements.
Bolton said he has been trying to get in touch with the families but has been unable to. photo Seay Register graphic Tragedy on U.S. 98 Source: Register research JEFF DARBY /Staff Artist
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runaway trailer on U.S. 98 that killed one man and critically injured another
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August 30, 2000
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Findings inconclusive in fatal Baldwin accident
Author: LORI MOORE; Staff Reporter
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Findings inconclusive in fatal Baldwin accident By LORI MOORE Staff Reporter
MONTROSE - After more than a month of tests and studies, investigators said they cannot identify the exact cause of a July 12 accident involving a runaway trailer on U.S. 98 that killed one man and critically injured another.
Police have found no conclusive reason why an equipment trailer and the tractor it carried broke loose from a truck, crossed the median and struck two cars.
No charges have been filed against the truck's driver, John Bolton, 64, of Daphne, but a grand jury will review the case, possibly in the next few weeks, Sgt. Thomas Garrick, Fairhope's investigator on the accident, said Monday.
The grand jury will convene Sept. 11.
Bolton was driving south on U.S. 98 in Montrose with a trailer carrying a Ford tractor with front-end and back-hoe attachments. The trailer broke loose and crossed the median into north-bound traffic, according to the accident report.
The tractor was secured to the trailer with safety chains which broke when the trailer collided with a Lincoln Mark VIII carrying Dr. James Seay, 71, of Fairhope, Garrick said. Seay's car was split in half on impact.
The tractor then fell off the trailer and crushed the front end of a sport utility vehicle, killing the driver of that vehicle, Richard Constantini, 45, of Fairhope.
Despite tests, Fairhope police and state troopers have not been able to determine why the pin securing the trailer to the truck came off, Garrick said.
"We didn't really find any reason for it to happen," Garrick said. "The pin that holds it (the trailer) for some reason just came out. But we never found it."
Garrick said that he believes the pin was in place when Bolton left Daphne.
"He had driven from Daphne, and I don't see any way you could drive that far without the pin," Garrick said.
According to the final accident report, Bolton drove 3.4 miles before the trailer broke loose. His 1978 Chevy truck was traveling 40 mph when the accident happened, the report states.
Seay, a surgeon who works out of Thomas Hospital in Fairhope, was flown by helicopter to the University of South Alabama Medical Center, where he spent 24 days in surgical intensive care, his wife, Patty Seay, said.
Last Tuesday, he was moved to a new skilled nursing unit at Thomas Hospital where he is undergoing physical rehabilitation, she said.
Patty Seay said she kissed her husband on his way out to the hardware store that day, and told him she would see him in a minute.
"Then our life was destroyed," she said.
Thomas Hospital spokeswoman Diana Brewer listed Seay in good condition on Tuesday.
The doctor has lost between 25 and 30 pounds, prompting his wife to say, "We just want to fatten him up and get him back to work."
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Findings inconclusive in fatal Baldwin accident
Author: LORI MOORE; Staff Reporter
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Findings inconclusive in fatal Baldwin accident By LORI MOORE Staff Reporter
MONTROSE - After more than a month of tests and studies, investigators said they cannot identify the exact cause of a July 12 accident involving a runaway trailer on U.S. 98 that killed one man and critically injured another.
Police have found no conclusive reason why an equipment trailer and the tractor it carried broke loose from a truck, crossed the median and struck two cars.
No charges have been filed against the truck's driver, John Bolton, 64, of Daphne, but a grand jury will review the case, possibly in the next few weeks, Sgt. Thomas Garrick, Fairhope's investigator on the accident, said Monday.
The grand jury will convene Sept. 11.
Bolton was driving south on U.S. 98 in Montrose with a trailer carrying a Ford tractor with front-end and back-hoe attachments. The trailer broke loose and crossed the median into north-bound traffic, according to the accident report.
The tractor was secured to the trailer with safety chains which broke when the trailer collided with a Lincoln Mark VIII carrying Dr. James Seay, 71, of Fairhope, Garrick said. Seay's car was split in half on impact.
The tractor then fell off the trailer and crushed the front end of a sport utility vehicle, killing the driver of that vehicle, Richard Constantini, 45, of Fairhope.
Despite tests, Fairhope police and state troopers have not been able to determine why the pin securing the trailer to the truck came off, Garrick said.
"We didn't really find any reason for it to happen," Garrick said. "The pin that holds it (the trailer) for some reason just came out. But we never found it."
Garrick said that he believes the pin was in place when Bolton left Daphne.
"He had driven from Daphne, and I don't see any way you could drive that far without the pin," Garrick said.
According to the final accident report, Bolton drove 3.4 miles before the trailer broke loose. His 1978 Chevy truck was traveling 40 mph when the accident happened, the report states.
Seay, a surgeon who works out of Thomas Hospital in Fairhope, was flown by helicopter to the University of South Alabama Medical Center, where he spent 24 days in surgical intensive care, his wife, Patty Seay, said.
Last Tuesday, he was moved to a new skilled nursing unit at Thomas Hospital where he is undergoing physical rehabilitation, she said.
Patty Seay said she kissed her husband on his way out to the hardware store that day, and told him she would see him in a minute.
"Then our life was destroyed," she said.
Thomas Hospital spokeswoman Diana Brewer listed Seay in good condition on Tuesday.
The doctor has lost between 25 and 30 pounds, prompting his wife to say, "We just want to fatten him up and get him back to work."
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Trailer came loose from a car
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Article Text: Loose trailer tie-up RON COLQUITT /Staff Photographer This trailer came loose from a car as it left the westbound lane of the George C. Wallace Tunnel about 1:50 p.m. Monday, causing more chaos than damage. Nobody reportedly was hurt. Traffic was halted in the tunnel for about 25 minutes while workers removed the trailer.
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LOOSE TRAILER SNARLS TRAFFIC ON I-65
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A WRECKER HELPS SECURE A TRAILER TO A TRUCK ON INTERSTATE 65 ABOUT 9:30 TUESDAY MORNING. THE TRAILER BECAME UNHITCHED BUT DID NOT COME LOOSE FROM THE TRUCK. THE MISHAP SNARLED TRAFFIC JUST PAST THE SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT FOR HOURS. NEWS STAFF/CHARLES NESBITT
A WRECKER HELPS SECURE A TRAILER TO A TRUCK ON INTERSTATE 65 ABOUT 9:30 TUESDAY MORNING. THE TRAILER BECAME UNHITCHED BUT DID NOT COME LOOSE FROM THE TRUCK. THE MISHAP SNARLED TRAFFIC JUST PAST THE SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT FOR HOURS. NEWS STAFF/CHARLES NESBITT
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REP. HILL'S SON, 16, DIES IN 280 WRECK
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REP. HILL'S SON, 16, DIES IN 280 WRECK
Author: Nancy Wilstach News staff writer
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An accident Thursday morning on U.S. 280 claimed the life of Jon Michael Hill, 16, the son of state Rep. Mike Hill, R-Columbiana.
The youth, who would have been in the 11th grade this fall at Shelby County High School, was driving a 1990 Oldsmobile west on U.S. 280 as an Alabama Power Co. truck hauling a trailer loaded with utility poles apparently crossed the highway ahead of him, according to authorities.
Police said the truck was on Old Highway 280 near Chesser Drive in the Chelsea area. Alabama state troopers said an investigation continues into the accident. Shelby County Coroner Jack Jones said Hill had turned 16 in June and had had his driver's license only a short time. Hill, Page 2D Page 1D Jones said the youth died instantly when the trailer apparently rolled over his car and crushed it.
The impact appeared to be at the hitch, Jones said, and the trailer was knocked loose. ""It looked like it just rolled right over the car,'' he said.
Shelby County Sheriff's Capt. Chris Curry said Hill was going from Columbiana to the Inverness area.
""When he failed to arrive, his parents became concerned, and (Mrs. Hill) set out to follow his route,'' Curry said. Emergency workers and deputies were at the wreck, he said, when they saw her approaching and kept her back from the scene.
""It was just a horrible, horrible thing,'' Curry said.
Beverly Hall, principal of Shelby County High, said Hill was an honor student and ""an outstanding, a very talented artist. To know him was to love him.''
The family is setting up a memorial scholarship at Shelby County High for a student interested in art.
Hill had been by the school a short time before he was killed, she said, to pick up a summer reading list.
Denton Scott, Inverness Country Club manager, said Hill was a lifeguard at the club's pool. Upon word of his death, the pool was closed Thursday afternoon.
The Alabama Power truck was driven by Robert B. Williams, 37, of Jemison, a lineman in the company's Montevallo office, company spokesman Dave Rickey said. Rickey said the trailer was hauling five poles ranging in length from 35 to 55 feet.
""It was such a tragic accident,'' Rickey said. ""Our prayers and thoughts are with the Hill family.''
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REP. HILL'S SON, 16, DIES IN 280 WRECK
Author: Nancy Wilstach News staff writer
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An accident Thursday morning on U.S. 280 claimed the life of Jon Michael Hill, 16, the son of state Rep. Mike Hill, R-Columbiana.
The youth, who would have been in the 11th grade this fall at Shelby County High School, was driving a 1990 Oldsmobile west on U.S. 280 as an Alabama Power Co. truck hauling a trailer loaded with utility poles apparently crossed the highway ahead of him, according to authorities.
Police said the truck was on Old Highway 280 near Chesser Drive in the Chelsea area. Alabama state troopers said an investigation continues into the accident. Shelby County Coroner Jack Jones said Hill had turned 16 in June and had had his driver's license only a short time. Hill, Page 2D Page 1D Jones said the youth died instantly when the trailer apparently rolled over his car and crushed it.
The impact appeared to be at the hitch, Jones said, and the trailer was knocked loose. ""It looked like it just rolled right over the car,'' he said.
Shelby County Sheriff's Capt. Chris Curry said Hill was going from Columbiana to the Inverness area.
""When he failed to arrive, his parents became concerned, and (Mrs. Hill) set out to follow his route,'' Curry said. Emergency workers and deputies were at the wreck, he said, when they saw her approaching and kept her back from the scene.
""It was just a horrible, horrible thing,'' Curry said.
Beverly Hall, principal of Shelby County High, said Hill was an honor student and ""an outstanding, a very talented artist. To know him was to love him.''
The family is setting up a memorial scholarship at Shelby County High for a student interested in art.
Hill had been by the school a short time before he was killed, she said, to pick up a summer reading list.
Denton Scott, Inverness Country Club manager, said Hill was a lifeguard at the club's pool. Upon word of his death, the pool was closed Thursday afternoon.
The Alabama Power truck was driven by Robert B. Williams, 37, of Jemison, a lineman in the company's Montevallo office, company spokesman Dave Rickey said. Rickey said the trailer was hauling five poles ranging in length from 35 to 55 feet.
""It was such a tragic accident,'' Rickey said. ""Our prayers and thoughts are with the Hill family.''
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Van collided with a runaway utility trailer
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Passers-by save driver thrown from wreck Freak accident pitches unconscious man into ditch filled with water
Author: BUSTER KANTROW; Staff Reporter
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Two men pulled a motorist to safety Sunday afternoon after he was catapulted face-down into a water-filled ditch when his van collided with a runaway utility trailer on Dauphin Island Parkway.
A third rescuer helped give the driver CPR, and he was breathing when taken away by paramedics, the rescuers said.
Police said the driver and a female passenger were in critical condition Sunday afternoon at the University of South Alabama Medical Center.
Police withheld their identities, saying their relatives had not been contacted.
Witnesses, including the three rescuers, said the injured man's blue van was southbound on Dauphin Island Parkway when it collided with a utility trailer that had come loose from a northbound tow truck. The wreck occurred about a mile north of the Dog River Bridge.
Witnesses said the van did not appear to brake before striking the trailer, which had spun into the southbound lanes.
Rescuers Kevin May and Valentine Redding said they were fishing for bream in a narrow bayou across the Parkway when they heard the chains connecting the tow truck and trailer dragging on the road.
They looked over in time to see the van strike the trailer and fly back-end first into the ditch on the opposite side of the road, they said. ``That's when me and him shot over there,'' May said.
Adolph Herron said he stopped after the collision occurred in front of him as he traveled north on DIP.
Inside the van the three rescuers found a woman, who had been jolted to the van's back doors, Herron said. ``She was bleeding from everywhere,'' Herron said.
The woman was also calling out for someone, Redding said. ``At first we thought she was the only one in the van,'' he said. ``But she kept asking where Jerry was at, so I started looking under the van.''
He didn't find anyone under the van, but he and May spotted an arm protruding from the muddy water nearby.
May and Redding pulled the driver out, then Redding and Herron performed CPR, he said. The driver began breathing after a minute or two, but did not regain consciousness, Redding said. Paramedics took him to the University of South Alabama Medical Center by SouthFlite emergency helicopter.
The van, with a Missouri tag, remained in the ditch as investigators measured and marked the street and ditch 90 minutes after the accident.
The collision tore off the van's left front wheel and bumper, mangled the driver's door and dented the left side.
The man was apparently ejected through the driver's side door, which had flown open, Redding said.
A police spokesman at the scene said no decision had been made about whether charges would be filed.
Police identified the driver of the tow truck as Robert Criddle. Neither he nor his passenger was injured, police said.
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July 14, 1997
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Passers-by save driver thrown from wreck Freak accident pitches unconscious man into ditch filled with water
Author: BUSTER KANTROW; Staff Reporter
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Two men pulled a motorist to safety Sunday afternoon after he was catapulted face-down into a water-filled ditch when his van collided with a runaway utility trailer on Dauphin Island Parkway.
A third rescuer helped give the driver CPR, and he was breathing when taken away by paramedics, the rescuers said.
Police said the driver and a female passenger were in critical condition Sunday afternoon at the University of South Alabama Medical Center.
Police withheld their identities, saying their relatives had not been contacted.
Witnesses, including the three rescuers, said the injured man's blue van was southbound on Dauphin Island Parkway when it collided with a utility trailer that had come loose from a northbound tow truck. The wreck occurred about a mile north of the Dog River Bridge.
Witnesses said the van did not appear to brake before striking the trailer, which had spun into the southbound lanes.
Rescuers Kevin May and Valentine Redding said they were fishing for bream in a narrow bayou across the Parkway when they heard the chains connecting the tow truck and trailer dragging on the road.
They looked over in time to see the van strike the trailer and fly back-end first into the ditch on the opposite side of the road, they said. ``That's when me and him shot over there,'' May said.
Adolph Herron said he stopped after the collision occurred in front of him as he traveled north on DIP.
Inside the van the three rescuers found a woman, who had been jolted to the van's back doors, Herron said. ``She was bleeding from everywhere,'' Herron said.
The woman was also calling out for someone, Redding said. ``At first we thought she was the only one in the van,'' he said. ``But she kept asking where Jerry was at, so I started looking under the van.''
He didn't find anyone under the van, but he and May spotted an arm protruding from the muddy water nearby.
May and Redding pulled the driver out, then Redding and Herron performed CPR, he said. The driver began breathing after a minute or two, but did not regain consciousness, Redding said. Paramedics took him to the University of South Alabama Medical Center by SouthFlite emergency helicopter.
The van, with a Missouri tag, remained in the ditch as investigators measured and marked the street and ditch 90 minutes after the accident.
The collision tore off the van's left front wheel and bumper, mangled the driver's door and dented the left side.
The man was apparently ejected through the driver's side door, which had flown open, Redding said.
A police spokesman at the scene said no decision had been made about whether charges would be filed.
Police identified the driver of the tow truck as Robert Criddle. Neither he nor his passenger was injured, police said.
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Thieves Lost Trailer...what if it hit a School Bus?
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| Huntsville Times, The (AL) August 15, 2000 | |
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Authorities seek to find trailer thieves
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Article Text:Someone has been stealing utility trailers and the Huntsville Area Crime Stoppers program is seeking the public's help to put a stop to it. Sometime between 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 22, and 5 p.m. July 23, someone tried to steal a utility trailer from 12309 Bell Road in Huntsville.
The thieves pulled the trailer from the Bell Road location until reaching 13900 Mariellen Road. The trailer had a lock on the tongue so it would not fit a hitch. The trailer broke loose from the vehicle and ran into the right front fender of a GMC truck in the Mariellen Road yard. The thieves left the trailer behind. If you know who is stealing these trailers, call Crime Stoppers at 532-7463. Callers remain anonymous, don't have to appear in court, and could earn up to $1,000. Caption:
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One dead, one critical after wreck in Montrose
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One dead, one critical after wreck in Montrose
Author: RENA HAVNER; Staff Reporter
Article Text:One dead, one critical after wreck in Montrose Two vehicles destroyed after colliding with trailer that broke loose on U.S. 98
By RENA HAVNER Staff Reporter MONTROSE - One man was killed and another was critically injured Wednesday when a heavy equipment trailer broke loose from its truck and careened into oncoming traffic on U.S. 98, slicing a car in half and dumping a tractor that crushed another vehicle. Richard Constantini, 45, of Fairhope was killed when the Ford tractor landed on top of his sport utility vehicle, according to police.
Rescue workers had to use an extraction tool to remove Constantini from the wreckage. He was declared dead at the scene, police said. Dr. James Seay, 71, of Fairhope was injured when his full-size car was torn into two parts by the impact.
Seay, a surgeon at Thomas Hospital in Fairhope, was taken by SouthFlite helicopter to the University of South Alabama Medical Center in Mobile.
He was listed in critical condition Wednesday night.
An unidentified passenger in Seay's car was not injured, said police. "Seat belts, airbags, there's nothing that would have made any difference in this wreck," said Sgt. Thomas Garrett of the Fairhope Police Department. "I've seen worse wrecks. But this one was bad." The driver of the southbound truck and equipment trailer was not injured, police said.
The driver was not identified by police, who said they had no information Wednesday night on how the trailer separated from the truck. The Ford 2120 tractor, often used for landscaping, came off the trailer and landed in the windshield of Constantini's vehicle. Seay's white Lincoln Mark VIII was hit by the trailer, which "split it slap in half," said Kevin Hempfleng, assistant fire chief with the Fairhope Volunteer Fire Department.
The wreck happened at about 2:45 p.m. Wednesday on U.S. 98 near Gabel Street in Montrose, about a half mile south of Daphne. Highway traffic was rerouted to Scenic 98 and to the U.S. 98 service road for three hours as police investigated the accident. "There were no fires, but there was a lot of oil on the ground," Hempfleng said.
Firefighters poured an oil-drying agent on the ground until investigators were able to move the vehicles for the firefighters to clean up the spill. Two tow trucks carried away the two parts of the Lincoln. Another tow truck was used for the tractor and still another for the SUV.
A trailer carried stray parts from all of the vehicles. Shattered glass from the vehicles covered the northbound lanes until firefighters were able to wash it away just before 6 p.m. Matthew Karpanty and Joe Koen had just pulled out of nearby Lucassen Paint and Body and were driving on the U.S. 98 service road when they saw the wreck. "There was a sound of crunching, splitting metal. Then a bunch of people stopped," Karpanty said. Workers at Bay Animal Clinic said they heard what sounded like thunder outside their office.
A few, including Sheila Hinckley, rushed outside to see if they could help. Hinckley, a veterinarian tech, grabbed sponges from the clinic and took them outside. She ran to the SUV and tried to control Constantini's bleeding and breathing. "I thought he was taking his last breaths as we were holding him," she said.
By RENA HAVNER Staff Reporter MONTROSE - One man was killed and another was critically injured Wednesday when a heavy equipment trailer broke loose from its truck and careened into oncoming traffic on U.S. 98, slicing a car in half and dumping a tractor that crushed another vehicle. Richard Constantini, 45, of Fairhope was killed when the Ford tractor landed on top of his sport utility vehicle, according to police.
Rescue workers had to use an extraction tool to remove Constantini from the wreckage. He was declared dead at the scene, police said. Dr. James Seay, 71, of Fairhope was injured when his full-size car was torn into two parts by the impact.
Seay, a surgeon at Thomas Hospital in Fairhope, was taken by SouthFlite helicopter to the University of South Alabama Medical Center in Mobile.
He was listed in critical condition Wednesday night.
An unidentified passenger in Seay's car was not injured, said police. "Seat belts, airbags, there's nothing that would have made any difference in this wreck," said Sgt. Thomas Garrett of the Fairhope Police Department. "I've seen worse wrecks. But this one was bad." The driver of the southbound truck and equipment trailer was not injured, police said.
The driver was not identified by police, who said they had no information Wednesday night on how the trailer separated from the truck. The Ford 2120 tractor, often used for landscaping, came off the trailer and landed in the windshield of Constantini's vehicle. Seay's white Lincoln Mark VIII was hit by the trailer, which "split it slap in half," said Kevin Hempfleng, assistant fire chief with the Fairhope Volunteer Fire Department.
The wreck happened at about 2:45 p.m. Wednesday on U.S. 98 near Gabel Street in Montrose, about a half mile south of Daphne. Highway traffic was rerouted to Scenic 98 and to the U.S. 98 service road for three hours as police investigated the accident. "There were no fires, but there was a lot of oil on the ground," Hempfleng said.
Firefighters poured an oil-drying agent on the ground until investigators were able to move the vehicles for the firefighters to clean up the spill. Two tow trucks carried away the two parts of the Lincoln. Another tow truck was used for the tractor and still another for the SUV.
A trailer carried stray parts from all of the vehicles. Shattered glass from the vehicles covered the northbound lanes until firefighters were able to wash it away just before 6 p.m. Matthew Karpanty and Joe Koen had just pulled out of nearby Lucassen Paint and Body and were driving on the U.S. 98 service road when they saw the wreck. "There was a sound of crunching, splitting metal. Then a bunch of people stopped," Karpanty said. Workers at Bay Animal Clinic said they heard what sounded like thunder outside their office.
A few, including Sheila Hinckley, rushed outside to see if they could help. Hinckley, a veterinarian tech, grabbed sponges from the clinic and took them outside. She ran to the SUV and tried to control Constantini's bleeding and breathing. "I thought he was taking his last breaths as we were holding him," she said.
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Loose trailer kills woman on I-10
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Loose trailer kills woman on I-10
Article Text: Loose trailer kills woman on I-10 By ap Associated PressMOSS POINT - A motorist died after her vehicle was hit head-on by a trailer that had come loose from a truck and crossed the Interstate 10 median in Jackson County. The victim's name has not been released.
A highway patrol spokesman said the accident happened Wednesday after a trailer broke loose from a westbound pickup, and the trailer crossed the median, hitting the woman's Toyota in the eastbound lanes of I-10 at the Alabama state line. The truck's driver was not injured.
A highway patrol spokesman said the accident happened Wednesday after a trailer broke loose from a westbound pickup, and the trailer crossed the median, hitting the woman's Toyota in the eastbound lanes of I-10 at the Alabama state line. The truck's driver was not injured.
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