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ALDOT announces hours of Sunday's Edmund Pettus Bridge closing

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer
Thursday, February 28th, 2013, 1:38pm
ALDOT announces hours of Sunday's Edmund Pettus Bridge closing

The Alabama Department of Transportation today announced that the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge on U.S. Highway 80 in Selma will be closed Sunday, March 3 from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. for the Annual Civil Rights Bridge Crossing Reenactment.

Through traffic should use the U.S. Highway 80 Truck Route. State and local law enforcement will assist with traffic control.

Motorists are requested to consider using alternate routes, adjust arrival/departure times, observe posted speed limits, and drive with extreme caution in this area. ALDOT thanks motorists for their patience during this historic event.

ALDOT’s mission is to provide a safe, efficient, environmentally and economically sound transportation network across Alabama. For additional road closure information, visit www.dot.state.al.us.

Source: Alabama Department of Transportation

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AG announces $29 million settlement with Toyota

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer
Thursday, February 14th, 2013, 1:45pm
AG announces $29 million settlement with Toyota

Attorney General Luther Strange today joined 29 other states in announcing a $29 million settlement with Toyota Motor Corporation and its related North America entities over allegations that Toyota concealed safety issues related to unintended acceleration.

Toyota agreed to pay $29 million to settle consumer protection claims and has agreed to provide additional restitution and incentives to vehicle owners to promote compliance with unintended acceleration safety recalls.

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AG announces $29 million settlement with Toyota

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer
Thursday, February 14th, 2013, 1:45pm
AG announces $29 million settlement with Toyota

Attorney General Luther Strange today joined 29 other states in announcing a $29 million settlement with Toyota Motor Corporation and its related North America entities over allegations that Toyota concealed safety issues related to unintended acceleration.

Toyota agreed to pay $29 million to settle consumer protection claims and has agreed to provide additional restitution and incentives to vehicle owners to promote compliance with unintended acceleration safety recalls.

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Dallas County lists road closings

Submitted by JoBeth Davis, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, February 12th, 2013, 12:39pm
Dallas County lists road closings

DALLAS COUNTY

COUNTY ROAD 182 CLOSE THE BRIDGE

COUNTY ROAD 3 NEAR THE COUNTY ROAD 45 INTERSECTION

COUNTY ROAD 994

COUNTY ROAD 178

COUNTY ROAD 115 BELOW DELWOOD COMMUNITY

COUNTY ROAD 4 AT COUNTY ROAD 85

COUNTY ROAD 109 BETWEEN AL HIGHWAY  5 AND AL HIGHWAY 66

COUNTY ROAD 326 RIVER OAKS

COUNTY ROAD 924 RIVER OAKS

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Troopers cite alcohol as factor in fatal Dallas County crash

Submitted by JoBeth Davis, Community Web Producer
Monday, February 11th, 2013, 4:11pm
Troopers cite alcohol as factor in fatal Dallas County crash

DALLAS COUNTY, AL (WSFA) - Alabama State Troopers say alcohol was a factor in a Friday afternoon crash that claimed the life of a Selma man.

Troopers say 42-year-old James Earl Stratman was driving a 1986 Chevrolet S-10 when he ran off the road on Alabama 21 around 4:30 p.m. on Friday, February 8 and struck a utility pole.

Stratman, who was not wearing a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene. Although the crash is still under investigation, troopers say alcohol was a factor.

 

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AL Dept. of Public Safety: More lives could be saved if people buckle up

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer
Thursday, February 7th, 2013, 1:13pm
AL Dept. of Public Safety: More lives could be saved if people buckle up

Preliminary data from crashes investigated by Alabama State Troopers indicates 59 percent of all traffic fatalities in 2012 were not wearing seat belts the time of their deaths state officials announced today.

For 2012, 514 people died in crashes investigated by troopers on Alabama’s rural, state, U.S. and interstate highways. Of those, 424 were in vehicles where seat belts were available, and 251 were not wearing seat belts. Crash data from crashes investigated by local law enforcement won’t be compiled until later this year, so the total number of fatalities, including the percentage not wearing seat belts is expected the climb even higher.

According to preliminary traffic crash data, there were 36 people killed in vehicle crashes investigated by state troopers in Alabama in January of 2013.

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AL Dept. of Public Safety: More lives could be saved if people buckle up

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer
Thursday, February 7th, 2013, 1:13pm
AL Dept. of Public Safety: More lives could be saved if people buckle up

Preliminary data from crashes investigated by Alabama State Troopers indicates 59 percent of all traffic fatalities in 2012 were not wearing seat belts the time of their deaths state officials announced today.

For 2012, 514 people died in crashes investigated by troopers on Alabama’s rural, state, U.S. and interstate highways. Of those, 424 were in vehicles where seat belts were available, and 251 were not wearing seat belts. Crash data from crashes investigated by local law enforcement won’t be compiled until later this year, so the total number of fatalities, including the percentage not wearing seat belts is expected the climb even higher.

According to preliminary traffic crash data, there were 36 people killed in vehicle crashes investigated by state troopers in Alabama in January of 2013.

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