Douglas Leo Cootes, 62, struck and killed while changing flat tire on Interstate 65 in Chilton County, Alabama

Modified Date: 
Sun, 04/04/2021 - 10:08am
Accident Date: 
Saturday, June 4, 2016

Wetumpka man killed after being struck by car while changing tire on I-65

ALEA officials say that 62-year-old Douglas Leo Cootes was changing a tire on I-65 near the 214 mile marker, which is two miles north of the AL 145/Clanton exit, when he was struck by a 2014 Dodge Charger. 

Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Tire Issue
People Involved: 
Douglas Leo Cootes
Roadway: 
Interstate 65

Comments

He was my best friend, my grandpa, and i just recently wrote an essay about it, because it changed my life, for context i was in the car with him and the last thing he ever did was scream my name.

I'm so sorry for your loss, he sounds like such a wonderful grandpa and he loved you very very much. May God rest his soul and please have hope you will be reunited someday with Jesus Christ in Heaven.  

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