Birmingham, AL
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Sun, 03/13/2016
Complete Shelby County, AL accident reports and news.
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Birmingham, ALAccidents in Shelby County are a major cause of property damage, injury, and death each year
In Shelby County, statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that traffic crashes remain a primary public safety issue. Car, truck, bicycle, pedestrian, and motorcycle accidents are all a common occurrence, despite improvements in vehicle safety features, road design, bicycle and pedestrian corridors, and traffic signs.
When an accident happens in Shelby County, it is important to do the following immediately:
- Remain at the crash scene;
- Check on the condition of all people involved in the crash;
- Call the police;
- Exchange information with other drivers;
- Get contact information from witnesses;
- Inform your insurance company;
- Get appropriate medical treatment, and track the details;
- Take photos of vehicle damage and injuries;
- Consider hiring a personal injury attorney.
An injury attorney handles all the details so that you don't have to.
After a Shelby County accident, there are many issues that need to be handled immediately. Dealing with doctors, repair shops, car rental companies, police, and insurance companies is overwhelming, especially when someone is seriously injured. At this point, many injured people choose to hire a personal injury attorney whose job it is to handle the details and paperwork so that you can focus on recovery.
Where to find legal assistance after a Shelby County injury accident
After a serious crash, it is crucial to get help from an experienced Shelby County personal injury attorney who understands the local regulations and legal standards, who knows how insurance policies work, and who can handle all aspects of an insurance claim so the injured person can focus on recovery. If someone is killed in a collision, a Shelby County wrongful death lawyer will launch a claim that will begin the process of financial recovery for the family members left behind. Learn more here about what a Shelby County accident lawyer can do to help.
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Most recent accident reports
Birmingham, AL
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Wed, 04/27/2016Birmingham, AL
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Thu, 04/28/2016Birmingham, AL
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Fri, 04/11/2014In Shelby County, a 37-year-old man was killed in an ATV crash on Saturday night. Troopers said Larry Hal Dyer Pierce Jr. was riding the ATV six miles south of Alabaster. The ATV left the roadway and overturned.
Birmingham, AL
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Wed, 01/01/2014The FAA is continuing work today to remove the wreckage from a small plane crash yesterday in Alabaster.
Birmingham, AL
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Wed, 04/15/2015Laura Pool Horton was driving on Alabama 25 at about 11:50 a.m. when she lost control of her vehicle and it left the roadway, striking a tree. Horton was killed. A passenger in the car, 21-year-old Jason Stagner, was injured and taken to UAB Hospitalfor treatment.
Birmingham, AL
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Sat, 04/11/2015Preston Lee Brasher, 42, was killed when the vehicle he was driving crossed the center line and collided with a Dodge Ram head-on at 6:25 p.m. on Shelby County Road 47 southeast of Chelsea. Brasher was pronounced deceased at the crash site.
Birmingham, AL
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Sun, 10/19/2014Peter Thomas Hodo, 21, of Birmingham, was identified as the deceased following a single-car accident on County Highway 41, also known as Dunnavant Valley Road, south of Hugh Daniel Drive in Mt.
Birmingham, AL
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Mon, 09/29/201432-year-old Jonathan Green of Tuscumbia and 29-year-old Tiffany Mitchell of Gulf Shores were killed Monday morning when the truck they were riding in veered from the road and hit a utility pole about a mile south of Columbiana, Alabama.
Birmingham, AL
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Sun, 05/11/2014Pelham police say that a driver in a two-vehicle wreck has passed away from her injuries.
While police have withheld the driver's name, family and friends have identified her as 19-year-old Leslie Burnett.
Birmingham, AL
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Thu, 03/13/2014A Pell City man died in a single-vehicle wreck just north of Chelsea March 14.
Birmingham, AL
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Mon, 02/24/2014Authorities arrested three people on Tuesday night after a vehicle pursuit that started in Chilton County ended when the suspect vehicle crashed into a home in Calera.
Birmingham, AL
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Mon, 02/17/2014Recovery efforts continue today for a missing boater after a Tuesday crash on the Coosa River.
Birmingham, AL
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Mon, 08/18/2014A Shelby County woman died after being involved in a wreck Monday. The Alabama State Troopers report Holly Hutchison, 32, died from injuries she received in a two-vehicle crash. The collision happened at 11:45 a.m. on Highway 57, two miles north of Vincent.
Birmingham, AL
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Sun, 08/17/2014An elderly Chelsea woman was killed Saturday in a two-vehicle crash in Shelby County.
Alabama State Troopers tonight identified the woman as 85-year-old Margaret Pate. Pate was a passenger in a vehicle that collided with another, troopers said.
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