Special to the News
A two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 4:49 p.m. Monday, June 3, has claimed the life of a Birmingham man.
James H. Wilson III, 55, of Birmingham, was fatally injured when the 2021 Dodge ProMaster van he was driving collided head-on with the 2024 Volvo tractor-trailer driven by Brian L. Regner, 58, of Anniston. Wilson was not using a seat belt at the time of the crash and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The crash occurred on U.S. Highway 231 near the 207-mile marker, approximately 12 miles south of Pell City, in St. Clair County.
Nothing further is available as troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.
