Tina Faye Oliver, 42, killed in pedestrian accident with utility van on Bessemer Road in Birmingham on July 17.

Modified Date: 
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 11:37am
Accident Date: 
Wednesday, July 16, 2014

'She was a good person gone too soon' says sister of pedestrian pinned and killed by utility van

The Jefferson County Coroner's Office today identified the victim as Tina Faye Oliver. Authorities said she lived not far from where she was killed.

Authorities identify pedestrian killed Thursday in Ensley

Officers say the van hit a pole, and the back of the vehicle swung around, pinning Oliver between the van and a power box. A male was injured in the incident.

A 42-year-old woman walking home from work was killed when a utility van jumped the curb, striking her and another pedestrian.

The Jefferson County Coroner's Office today identified the victim as Tina Faye Oliver. Authorities said she lived not far from where she was killed.

Her sister, Barbara Oliver, was at the home the two shared resting before going to work herself. She got a phone call about a terrible accident on Bessemer Road.

"I was praying all the way there that it wasn't my sister,'' she said. "But then they said McDonald's uniform...and I knew she would have been home before then."

Oliver had just left her job at McDonald's in Five Points West. She was walking along Bessemer Road, at Terrace R, in Ensley about 4:30 p.m. Thursday when the accident happened.

An eastbound van lost control, went over the curb, hit Oliver and another pedestrian and then crashed into a pole.Oliver was pinned underneath the van, and pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said the other pedestrian and the van driver, both men, were injured. Authorities don't believe there was another car involved in the wreck.

People Involved: 
Tina Faye Oliver
Roadway: 
Bessemer Road

Comments

I Sherry & my husband & kids have knowen Tina for many yrs, I worked with Tina at Buger King hear in Prattville for 5 years she lived with us for about 2yrs we enjoyed her company , she alway keept us laughing spechely at the last resident we lived, she said that their was a hole in her cealing in her room and she was hearing a digging and scratching sound every night and said their where squrailes peeking down at her while she sleept, well seeing the hole we knew she wasent joking, but it was a good laugh. we enjoyed living with Tina and spending the holidays with her, she was their for me when my son was killed in a motercycle wreck 6/19/2012 . i know what her mom is going throw losing a child is the worst pain amagin. when i lost my son i lost my world he was only 29yrs at the time him and Tina got along well matter of fact she was their for his last Birthday on4/24/2012 i just rember how muchshe told us we where her white family she even told me that she told her mom and family that we where her white family. Tina was a very spechel person and everybody loved her she will shore will be missed, spechely when my son Craig that also worked at Bugerking with us is the one that gave me the news and he was just crying and i never see him cry unless it's bad well we all miss her dearly. her family are in ower thoughts. i wish we had a way to get in touch with her family.... are pray's are with you..........

I Sherry & my husband & kids have knowen Tina for many yrs, I worked with Tina at Buger King hear in Prattville for 5 years she lived with us for about 2yrs we enjoyed her company , she alway keept us laughing spechely at the last resident we lived, she said that their was a hole in her cealing in her room and she was hearing a digging and scratching sound every night and said their where squrailes peeking down at her while she sleept, well seeing the hole we knew she wasent joking, but it was a good laugh. we enjoyed living with Tina and spending the holidays with her, she was their for me when my son was killed in a motercycle wreck 6/19/2012 . i know what her mom is going throw losing a child is the worst pain amagin. when i lost my son i lost my world he was only 29yrs at the time him and Tina got along well matter of fact she was their for his last Birthday on4/24/2012 i just rember how muchshe told us we where her white family she even told me that she told her mom and family that we where her white family. Tina was a very spechel person and everybody loved her she will shore will be missed, spechely when my son Craig that also worked at Bugerking with us is the one that gave me the news and he was just crying and i never see him cry unless it's bad well we all miss her dearly. her family are in ower thoughts. i wish we had a way to get in touch with her family.... are pray's are with you..........

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