The wreck happened Sunday between Cherokee Road and Cahaba Road.
One person was killed and another was injured in an afternoon crash Sunday on U.S. 280 near Cherokee Road in the Mountain Brook area.Authorities have released the name of a woman killed in a horrific crash Sunday on U.
S. 280. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Morgan Lakesha Hawkins. She was 27 and lived in Birmingham.Rocky Ridge Fire District Chief Jon Lord said the car was traveling westbound when it lost control and hit the median guardrail on the passenger’s side. The impact trapped both occupants inside the car and pushed the guardrail into two of the eastbound lanes, shutting down that portion of the roadway for hours.The driver, whose identity has not been released, was taken to UAB Hospital with significant injuries, Lord said. In addition to Rocky Ridge, Mountain Brook firefighters and police also responded to the scene, as did Alabama state troopers.Carol Robinson is a senior reporter for AL.com, covering crime, public safety and breaking news in more than 30 Alabama counties. She began her journalism career at The Birmingham News in 1986, and has covered...
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