A 35-year-old Eastaboga woman died early Saturday after her van slammed into an unoccupied tow truck parked on Alabama 21 north of Munford, according to state troopers. Teresa D. Shell was pronounced dead at the scene, and no one else was hurt in the crash.
The wreck happened at 12:45 a.m. Saturday about three miles north of Munford, according to al.com. Shell was driving a Dodge Grand Caravan that struck a Peterbilt 330 tow truck, Trooper Sgt. Reginal King told the outlet. The tow truck was unoccupied and had been positioned in the roadway to recover a disabled vehicle at the time of the collision, per the same report.
No Other Injuries Reported
Troopers confirmed that Shell was the only person involved in the crash and that she was pronounced dead on the scene, the article notes. No one else was injured in the collision, which occurred on a stretch of Alabama 21 that runs through rural Talladega County.
Separately, WBMA also covered the crash, identifying Shell as the Eastaboga resident killed in the collision with the parked tow truck.
Second Fatal Wreck Reported Same Weekend
Troopers also reported another fatal wreck in Talladega County over the same weekend, according to Sylacauga News, though details on that separate crash were not immediately available for comparison.
