Special to the News
A multi-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 6:38 a.m. Monday, December 9, has claimed two lives and injured nine other individuals.
Corbin H. Hamby, 49, of Salem, was fatally injured when the 2022 Ford E-450 transport van he was a passenger in collided head-on with the 2004 Ford F-150 pickup driven by Tyrone A. Williams, 53, of Opelika.
Tyrone A. Williams was also fatally injured as a result of the crash. Hamby and Williams were both pronounced deceased at the scene.
After the initial impact, the Ford transport van then collided with the 2006 Nissan Xterra driven by Wesly D. Downs, 37, of Opelika.
The driver of the Ford transport van; Jeanette J. Washington, 60, of Lanett; was injured and transported to East Alabama Medical Center (EAMC) in Opelika.
Christopher C. Sanders, 42, of Opelika; Brandy Hunt, 41, of Opelika; Jodie Baker, 39, of Opelika; and Jerry Hunt, 34, of Opelika; all passengers in the Ford transport van, were injured and transported to EAMC for treatment.
Ashley Nellons, 39, of Opelika; Carlton Smith, 34, of Opelika; Jadarious Madden, 41, of Opelika; and Cornelius L. Lockhart, 36, of Opelika; also passengers in the Ford transport van, were injured and transported to Piedmont Columbus Regional – Midtown in Columbus, Ga., for treatment.
The crash occurred on U.S. Highway 29 near the 194-mile marker, approximately one mile north of Opelika, in Lee County.
Nothing further is available as troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.
