20-year-old dead, one injured in wreck involving 18-wheeler on Highway 67

DECATUR, Ala. ( WHNT ) — The Decatur Police Department said a motorcyclist was killed and another person was injured Friday afternoon in a wreck involving an 18-wheeler that caught fire on Highway 67.

Officers with the Priceville Police Department observed and responded to the wreck at Upper River Road and Highway 67 around 3:25 p.m. This area is near the Wheeler Wildlife Refuge and Publix Shopping Center in Priceville.

Decatur Police and Decatur Fire & Rescue were also dispatched to the scene.

After they arrived, DPD said the officers determined a motorcycle and SUV were in a wreck. The impact of the wreck pushed them both into an 18-wheeler carrying diesel fuel, causing it to catch fire.

The driver of the motorcycle, 20-year-old Jacob Lee Clarke, was pronounced dead at the scene by Morgan County Coroner Jeff Chunn. The driver of the SUV was taken to Decatur-Morgan Hospital to receive treatment.

The investigation into the crash is ongoing, and Decatur Police thanked the Priceville Police Department, the Alabama Department of Transportation, Decatur Fire and Rescue and the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance.

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