One man was found dead and a woman left severely injured in Attala, Alabama after their vehicle collided with a Freightliner last Wednesday night, AL.com reports.
Just before 10 PM, driver Julius Vann Cook and his passenger Marilyn Cook were traveling on US 231 when a large freightliner crashed into their Mercury sedan.
Julius Cook was pronounced dead at the site of the crash, and Marilyn Cook was transported to the hospital in critical condition. The truck driver, Florida resident Tyrone Corbin, was not reported to have sustained any injuries during the wreck.
The Alabama Highway Patrol’s investigation into the incident is still ongoing – no criminal charges have been filed as of yet.