Samantha Tidwell, 8, killed and Matthew Ray Tidwell, 32, Ava Tidwell, 6, and Mattie Tidwell, 4 injured in single-vehicle car accident on Lauderdale 76 near Elgin, Alabama
Modified Date:
Wed, 04/08/2015 - 4:13pmAccident Date:
Monday, December 8, 2014Lauderdale 8-year-old killed in Monday night wreck
Emergency personnel said the three injured were flown to Huntsville Hospital.
Girl, 8, killed in Lauderdale Co. crash
The girl's father, Matthew Tidwell, was injured along with 6-year-old Ava Tidwell and 4-year-old Mattie Tidwell. There is no word yet on their conditions.
8-year-old dies in wreck; 2 other children in serious condition
Also, injured were Ava Tidwell, 6, and Mattie Tidwell, 4. They each are in serious condition at the hospital’s pediatric intensive care unit, the spokeswoman said.
Surviving sisters of Lauderdale Co. wreck conditions improve
According to Huntsville Hospital, Ava and Mattie Tidwell are listed in fair condition following a single-vehicle wreck on Monday night.
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Samantha Tidwell, 8, died in a car crash Monday night just after 10 p.m. on Lauderdale 76 about five miles north of Elgin. The girl was a passenger in a car driven by her father, Matthew Ray Tidwell, 32, who was injured along with children Ava Tidwell, 6, and Mattie Tidwell, 4. The vehicle, a 1998 Dodge Diplomat, was traveling west on Lauderdale 76, when it ran off the side of the road and hit a tree. Samantha Tidwell was pronounced deceased at the scene. The accident remains under investigation.
Type: Car Accident
Topics:
Children/Minors InvolvedPeople Involved:
Samantha Tidwell
Matthew Ray Tidwell
Ava Tidwell
Mattie Tidwell
Roadway:
Lauderdale 76County:
Lauderdale County, ALArea:
Huntsville-Decatur, AL
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