Police chase in Jasper ends in deadly, fiery crash Share Updated: 11:46 AM CDT Apr 12, 2021 WVTM 13 Digital
The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 11:46 AM CDT Apr 12, 2021 WVTM 13 Digital A police chase in Walker County early Sunday morning ended in a fiery, head-on collision that left one person dead and another seriously injured, state troopers said.The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said a person driving a 2001 Dodge Dakota pickup truck at a high rate of speed while trying to elude Jasper police crossed the centerline of Alabama 269 and collided head-on with a 2011 Ford Fiesta. The unidentified driver of the truck, which caught fire after the collision, was killed and the driver of the car was airlifted to a local hospital with serious physical injuries, ALEA said. The Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences is working to positively identify the deceased driver.It s unclear at