Thursday crash in Colbert County kills Mississippi man (Source: WSFA 12 News file photo) By WAFF 48 Digital Staff | April 16, 2021 at 8:49 AM CDT - Updated April 16 at 8:49 AM
COLBERT COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) - A Colbert County crash involving four vehicles killed a Mississippi man on Thursday.
Just after 2:30 p.m. on April 15, Craig Bonney’s Dodge Ram pickup struck a Freightliner while attempting to pass other vehicles in a no-passing zone. The crash occurred on Alabama Highway 247, approximately 11 miles west of Tuscumbia.
The Fulton, Mississippi 55-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger in the Dodge Ram suffered severe injuries and was transported to North Alabama Medical Center in Florence.
1 dead, 3 hurt in Colbert County crash
The crash occurred on Alabama 247 at the 19 mile marker, about 11 miles west of Tuscumbia.
Posted: Apr 16, 2021 11:32 AM
Updated: Apr 16, 2021 11:34 AM
Posted By: Josh Rayburn
One man was killed and 3 people were injured in a four-vehicle crash Thursday in Colbert County.
Craig Bonney, 55, of Fulton, Miss., was killed when the 1999 Dodge Ram he was driving struck a 2021 Freightliner head-on about 2:36 p.m. Thursday, according to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Bonney was attempting to pass two other vehicles in a no-passing zone on a hillside, troopers said.
The impact caused the Freightliner to cross the centerline and hit a 2018 Chevrolet Impala driven by William Brown, 55, of Five Points, Tenn.
Mississippi man killed, 3 other people injured in north Alabama crash
Updated 9:11 AM;
ALEA provided this account:
The wreck happened at approximately 2:36 p.m. on Alabama 247 at the 19 mile marker, approximately 11 miles west of Tuscumbia.
Craig Bonney, 55, was killed when the 1999 Dodge Ram he was driving struck a 2021 Freightliner head-on.
Bonney was attempting to pass two other vehicles in a no-passing zone on a hillside.
The Freightliner, after striking the Dodge Ram, crossed the centerline, and struck a 2018 Chevrolet Impala driven by William Brown, 55, of Five Points, Tenn.
A 2006 Dodge 3500 driven by Christopher Thompson, 55, of Sheffield sustained minor damage from the debris in the roadway.