Two people were killed and four were injured Friday morning in a three-vehicle crash on U.S. 82 near Billingsley in Autauga County.
The collision happened around 7:30 a.m. near mile marker 115, about two miles west of Billingsley, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency told WSFA.
A 2017 GMC Sierra driven by Joseph L. Whatley III, 19, of Mountain Brook, struck a 2026 Kenworth W990 tractor-trailer driven by Terry R. Lenoir, 59, of Maplesville, ALEA recruiting coordinator Jere Jensen told AL.com. A 2011 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Terrius R.M. Smith, 27, of Selma, then struck the GMC.
Harrison R. Short, 20, of Auburn, a passenger in the GMC, was not wearing a seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene. David L. Bethel, 50, of Jones, a passenger in the Silverado, was also pronounced dead there.
Smith, who was not wearing a seat belt, was injured and taken to Baptist South Medical Center in Montgomery. Whatley and Gabriel Smith, 19, of Birmingham, a passenger in the GMC, were also taken there. Elliot R. Young, 20, of Auburn, another GMC passenger who was not wearing a seat belt, was airlifted to the same hospital.
Troopers with ALEA's Highway Patrol Division are continuing to investigate.
