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Katie-Elizabeth Vann, 15, killed; Valorie Eicher, 16, Mycah Patrick, 14, and Tristin Eicher, 15, injured after SUV wreck on I-20/59 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Modified Date: 
Tue, 06/01/2021 - 8:07pm
Accident Date: 
Sunday, December 6, 2015

Teen killed, four injured in wreck

Katie-Elizabeth Hope Vann, 15, of Gallion was the passenger in a 2002 Ford Explorer that overturned near the 76 mile marker of Interstate 20/59 in Tuscaloosa County. Vann was not wearing a seat belt and was seriously injured when she was thrown from the SUV. She was taken to DCH Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead at 9:30 a.m. Driver Valorie Racheal Eicher, 16, of Alexander City and passengers Mycah Patrick, 14, of Pine Hill, Tristin Eicher, 15, of Newbern and Cody Ballinger, 18, of Newbern, were also hospitalized.  

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Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Accident Topics: Teenaged Drivers - Young Adult Drivers, Children/Minors Involved, Rollover, Seat Belt Usage, Ejected from Vehicle
People Involved: 
Katie-Elizabeth Hope Vann
Valorie Racheal Eicher
Mycah Patrick
Tristin Eicher
Roadway: 
Interstate 20/59
County: 
Tuscaloosa County, AL
Area: 
Birmingham, AL

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