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Alabama pedestrian killed when struck by motorist, state troopers said
An Alabama woman walking along a road was killed Friday night when a motorist struck her, state troopers said. The single-vehicle crash involving a pedestrian occurred at approximately 5:23 p.m. Friday, and claimed the life of a Union Grove, Alabama, woman. The pedestrian, Megan S. Persiani, 30, was walking along...
Morgan County crash: 30-year-old pedestrian fatally struck, driver hospitalized
MORGAN COUNTY, AL (WBMA) — A Union Grove woman has died after a vehicle hit her on U.S. 231 near Staid Road in Morgan County Friday evening around 5:20. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), 30-year-old Megan S. Persiani was killed when she was struck by a 2017 Chrysler 300.
Megan Persiani killed in pedestrian accident in Laceys Spring
LACEYS SPRING, AL, (August 16, 2024) - A 30-year-old Union Grove woman was tragically killed in a pedestrian accident Friday night in Morgan County. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), Megan Persiani was walking along U.S. Route 231 near Staid Road in Laceys Spring when she was hit by a car driven by an Arab man.
Coroner: Man dies in Morgan County wreck
Aug. 19—Seventy-year-old Ronald Lee Knott, of Hanceville, died Sunday afternoon after a tree trimming truck crashed approximately 8 miles northwest of Arab, according to Morgan County Coroner Jeff Chunn. Chunn said the wreck occurred at around 4:15 p.m. on Ruth Mountain Road, near Valley Cruise Lane. Knott was the only occupant of the vehicle. No one else was injured, according to Chunn. — ...
Man back on the streets after major Morgan County drug bust
A Morgan County man caught with illegal drugs and more than 40 guns is now back out on the streets. The Decatur Police Department arrested Jonathan Cook and charged him with trafficking illegal drugs and unlawful possession of a controlled substance. Cook bonded out of the Morgan County Jail Thursday...
Heat Advisory issued for today; rain is on the way
HUNTSVILLE — Today may be one of those “dog days” in August, if the latest forecast holds. According to the National Weather Service Huntsville office, a Heat Advisory remains in effect for Lincoln, Madison, Morgan and Cullman counties from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today. “Heat indices...
First responders on scene of wreck involving ejection on Hwy. 55 in Massey
MORGAN CO., Ala. (WAFF) - Morgan County first responders are on the scene of a wreck on Hwy. 55 at New Cut Rd. in Massey. Officials reported entrapment and ejection. Air Evac is en route. Motorists are asked to use caution in the area.
New United Way director hopes to address homelessness
Aug. 16—One of the growing problems Kimberly Ray hopes to tackle as the new head of United Way of Morgan County is homelessness. Current data tells Ray homelessness is a growing problem here. "I'm big on community assessment; what does the data say we need? That's what we will really start looking at," said Ray, who became the new CEO on July 29. "What they need is some shelter," she said of ...
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