Chris Allen Leberte, 56, and Kai Destiny Russell, 17, killed in collision between car and dump truck on U.S. 8 in Walker County, Alabama
Family mourns loss of Pell City man killed in fiery Walker County crash
The accident happened at 7:10 a.m. Tuesday on old U.S. &8 near Sipsey Road and Warrior River Bridge. Alabama State Trooper Reginal King said a 2001 Peterbilt dump truck collided with a 2003 Ford Focus. Leberte was driving the truck; Russell was driving the Ford. The truck caught fire after the collision.
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