Isabel Parks 5, killed, driver Kathy Jones, 5 other passengers injured, taken to hospital after car leaves roadway and overturns.
5-year-old killed in Bibb County crash.
A five-year-old girl was killed in a single-vehicle accident in Bibb County Friday evening.
Three people, including parents, indicted in Bibb County wreck that killed 5-year-old girl
Isabel's parents, David and Danielle Parks, are charged with criminally negligent homicide and four counts of aggravated child abuse, Jackson said.
Indictments handed down in crash that killed 5-year-old in Bibb County
A Bibb County grand jury believes that Kathy Diane Jones was under the influence of methamphetamine and that she allowed a child to steer her car, causing a crash that killed a five-year-old passenger in January.
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A five-year-old girl was killed in a single-vehicle accident in Bibb County Friday evening. Six other people were injured in the crash, which occurred on Hopewell Church Road north of Centreville, according to a press release from the Alabama Department of Public Safety. Isabel Parks, 5, of West Blocton was killed when the 1995 Chevrolet Blazer she was a passenger in left the roadway, struck an embankment, and overturned. The driver of the vehicle, Kathy Jones, 31, of West Blocton, and the other injured passengers were transported to Druid City Regional Medical Center. Investigators said seat belts were not being used at the time of the crash, but have not released any additional details. Troopers are still investigating the incident.
Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death
After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?
Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.
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