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Mark W. Backstrom, 54, was driving a pickup on I-5 on the Lewis River Bridge when he changed lanes to avoid an illegally stopped car, lost control of the vehicle, and struck the rail of the bridge. Next, a semi-truck without a trailer struck Backstrom's vehicle, and three vehicles that were behind it, including an armored truck and two SUV's slowed to avoid the wreck. Finally, a semi-truck carrying two trailers full of chickens driven by Robert L.
Caroline Billie was driving on Snake Road when she saw a bear in the road and couldn't stop in time to prevent hitting it. Her vehicle was seriously damaged and no longer driveable, and the bear was killed. Three vehicles that were traveling together on the road saw that she needed help and pulled over. Eight people got out of the vehicles. At the same time, Gary McInturff was driving in the opposite direction and did not see the parked vehicles. He hit one and sideswiped anoter, sending it into the people standing on the shoulder. The road was reportedly very dark at the time.
At around 10:00pm, a car driven by Ayala rear-ended a semi-truck driven by Robert Davis, 58. Ayala, who claims the accident was caused by a dog that was riding in his car, was hospitalized as a result of the accident, but Davis was uninjured.
Things to do immediately after a serious accident
Willie Jackson, of Marion, died Monday when his 1979 Chevy C-10 pickup overturned after he hit a deer in the roadway on Alabama 14, about three miles east of Greensboro. Jackson was not wearing a seatbelt.
An 83-year-old man and his wife were traveling on Highway 24 when they struck a deer. The man got out of the vehicle to check on the animal and then was struck by a car traveling westbound and was killed. The car did not stop, and investigators are not sure what sort of car it was.