Richard Edwards, 25, killed, and Akilah Jasmine Abernathy, 25, and LaBrandon D. Thompson, 22, injured in single-vehicle crash on Cox Boulevard in Sheffield, Alabama

Butler said Richard Edwards, 25, of Muscle Shoals, a passenger in the back seat of the car, was killed. Thompson’s condition was unavailable, but Sheffield Police Chief Greg Ray said Thompson was still hospitalized. Huntsville Hospital officials said Abernathy is in critical condition in the facility’s neurological intensive care unit. Authorities said Abernathy, a passenger, and Thompson, the driver of the vehicle, were initially taken to Helen Keller Hospital, and then transported by ambulance to Huntsville Hospital. Colbert County Coroner Carlton Utley said Edwards died from multiple head injuries and chest trauma.