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Deadly Head-On Collision

By Jamie Burch

Published: Tue, August 19, 2008 - 2:02 pm Last Updated: Wed, August 20, 2008 - 5:18 pm

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1:40 p.m. Wednesday
- Driver of the pickup truck: 51-year-old Jeffrey Taylor.
- Chrissy Walker is listed in good condition at USA Medical Center and could even be released today.

10:00 p.m. (Tuesday)
- Walker listed in good condition at USA Medical Center.

7:00 p.m. (Tuesday)
-News 5 learns a man and his niece were two of the people involved in the wrong way crash on I-65. The sister of Bo Skipper tells news 5 her brother was killed in the crash.
- Skipper's niece, 27-year-old Chrissy Walker, was flown to USA Medical Center. She is banged up, but expected to survive.
- The name of the pickup truck driver, who was killed, has not been released.

3:50 p.m. (Tuesday)
- Lt. Danny Walker with Saraland Police tells News 5 they believe the driver of a pick-up truck got onto I-65 around the exit for Chickasaw (Exit 13) and drove the wrong way for two miles before hitting a car head-on.
- The driver of the pickup was killed as well as the driver of the second vehicle.
- The woman who was flown to USA was a passenger in the second vehicle.
- No one in the third vehicle was injured.

3:25 p.m.(Tuesday)
News 5's Steve Alexander says state troopers have reopened all lanes of southbound I-65, despite warnings from EMA that the interstate could be closed for several hours.

2:56 p.m (Tuesday)
Mobile County EMA says southbound I-65 between Hwy 43 in Satsuma and Celeste Road in Saraland will be closed for the next few hours.

2:10 p.m. (Tuesday)
A 27-year-old female passenager was taken by Lifeflight to USA Medical Center.

2:02 p.m. (Tuesday)
Southbound lanes of I-65 closed just north of Celeste Road in Saraland. At least two people are dead and one injured.

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Update 1:45 p.m. (Wednesday) News 5 learns a man and his niece were two of the people involved in the wrong way crash on I-65.

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cmb1 Says:

Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 11:39 am

Is there any new info today? Names, alchol, drugs, old age that may have caused this accicent?

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sadler003 Says:

Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 6:01 pm

prayers are with everyone involved.how so very sad something like this happened-thats right you never know!..does anyone know any names yet of Any of the victims? My sons father -whom he hasnt seen in 10 yrs last lived in Creola/Saraland and I cringe everytime I hear of something that way…Posey is his last name ,married to a Smith ...would this road happen to be anywhere the Dead lake road area? I hope everyone recovers that survived and pray for the family & friends of who didnt..how tragic…

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