MONTGOMERY, Alabama — None of the 11 traffic fatalities investigated by Alabama State Troopers over the Memorial Day holiday travel period occurred in Baldwin County, according to a release issued Tuesday by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency …
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MONTGOMERY, Alabama — None of the 11 traffic fatalities investigated by Alabama State Troopers over the Memorial Day holiday travel period occurred in Baldwin County, according to a release issued Tuesday by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA).
Locally, one fatality was reported from the Mobile post on Monday, May 30, while another from the Evergreen post was reported in Washington County on Friday, May 27.
A three-vehicle crash at 8:40 p.m. Monday, May 30 on U.S. Highway 90, three miles west of the Mobile city limits, claimed the life of a Citronelle man.
Jeffery Lee Gill, 50, was killed when the 2007 Honda motorcycle he was operating collided with a 2007 Scion and then struck a 2006 Dodge Durango. Gill was pronounced dead at the scene.
A single-vehicle crash at 4:25 p.m. Friday, May 27 on Patton Road, four miles southeast of McIntosh in Washington County, claimed the life of a McIntosh man.
Labarron Moss Adams Jr., 30, was killed when the 2005 Honda motorcycle he was operating left the roadway and struck a tree.
Both crashes are subject to an ongoing investigation by Alabama State Troopers.
Statewide, four drivers, three passengers and four motorists were killed in crashes during the Memorial Day holiday travel period – between 6 a.m. Friday, May 27 and midnight Monday, May 30, compared with seven traffic fatalities in 2015.
Additional crashes were investigated in Bullock, Coosa, Crenshaw, Cullman and Houston counties.
Sunday, May 29, was the only zero-fatality day of the four-day weekend, according to the release.
All four motorcyclists killed were using helmets and only four of the other seven individuals killed were using seat belts. Alcohol involvement is not available as Troopers continue to investigate the crashes. In addition, Marine Patrol Troopers had no boating fatalities for the second Memorial Day weekend in a row.
“This was a deadly Memorial Day weekend, with almost twice the number of traffic fatalities as the previous year,” Secretary of Law Enforcement Stan Stabler said. “One death is one too many. We urge motorists to use seat belts no matter how short the drive. It also is important that everyone on a boat has a life jacket. Please help us make this a safe summer.”
While the holiday travel period is over, Troopers will continue to participate in Click It Or Ticket, a national safety campaign promoting seat-belt usage.