Wetumpka teenager killed in Lowndes County accident

Published 9:40 am Sunday, April 4, 2021

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A Selma woman was involved in a two-vehicle crash that killed a Wetumpka teenager in Lowndes County on Easter weekend.

Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reports that a 16-year-old teenager from Wetumpka was a passenger in a 2015 Chevrolet Camaro driven by Cassandra Hill, 50, of Wetumpka. Hill attempted to cross U.S. Highway 80 and collided with a 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer driven by Deborah Brown, 48, of Selma.

The teen was transported to a local area hospital for treatment but succumbed to injuries and was pronounced dead at the facility. ALEA did not reveal the teenager’s identity.

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The crash occurred on U.S. 80 at the 119-mile marker, approximately 13 miles north of Hayneville in Lowndes County at 8:53 p.m.

No further details are available as Troopers with ALEA’s Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate the accident.