A 15-year-old was killed and two other juveniles were injured Saturday morning when a car left a rural Greene County road, struck a ditch and slammed into a tree near the small town of Boligee. The crash, confirmed by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, left a 17-year-old driver and a 12-year-old passenger hospitalized while the teen in the back seat died at the scene.
According to ABC 33/40, the 15-year-old from Boligee was riding as a passenger in a 2009 Kia Spectra when the vehicle veered off the roadway, hit a ditch and then crashed into a tree. The outlet reported the crash happened around 9:40 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, on Greene County 20 near Saved Lane in Boligee, while WBRC reported the crash occurred at 9:40 a.m. The teenager was pronounced dead at the scene, and authorities have not released the victim's identity.
Driver and Young Passenger Hospitalized
The driver, a 17-year-old also from Boligee, was injured and airlifted to an area hospital for treatment, the station's report states. A 12-year-old passenger from Eutaw was also hurt and taken to an area hospital by ground transport. The conditions of the two injured juveniles have not been released.
Troopers with ALEA's Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate the crash, per the same account. Investigators have not said what caused the vehicle to leave the roadway, and they have not indicated whether speed or any other factor played a role.
A Wider Pattern on Alabama Roads
The Boligee crash comes amid a difficult stretch for teen driving safety across the state. Alabama had logged 18,161 crashes involving teenagers so far in 2026 as of Oct. 17, including 71 that were fatal, according to al.com. The state had just marked National Teen Driver Safety Week from Oct. 18 through 24, a designation highlighted in that same report.
The figures reflect a broader trend. Alabama recorded 23,626 crashes involving teenagers in 2025, 96 of them fatal, al.com reported, while nationally 752 teenage drivers died in traffic crashes in 2024 and 2,320 teenage drivers were involved in fatal crashes that year.
No further details about the Greene County investigation have been released. Troopers with ALEA's Highway Patrol Division remain the lead agency on the case as it continues.
