A two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 2:50 p.m. Thursday, April 24, has claimed the life of a Tuscaloosa woman. Ka’myra S. Myers, 23, was critically injured when the 2009 Toyota Camry she was driving collided headon with the 2011 Ford Edge driven by Adam Hernandez, 23, of Demopolis. Myers was not using a seat belt at the time of the crash and was transported to Whitfield Regional Hospital, where she succumbed to injuries and was pronounced deceased. Hernandez was injured and transported to Whitfield Regional Hospital for treatment. Vernetter R. Cunningham, who was a passenger in the Toyota, was injured and transported to DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa for treatment.
The crash occurred on U.S. 80 near the 54 mile marker, less than one west of Uniontown, in Marengo County. Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.
