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One death in two-car accident
A two-vehicle accident Sunday on Alabama Highway 157 claimed the life of an 85-year-old Cullman man.
Coroner Gary Murphree pronounced William Joseph Copeland dead on the scene of the accident, which was reported at 9:49 a.m. about four miles north of Cullman.
“Emergency crews tried to revive him, but they were unsuccessful,” said Murphree, who listed the cause as blunt-force trauma.
According to reports from the Alabama State Troopers, Copeland was a passenger in a 1996 Plymouth driven by Mary Copeland, 83, of Cullman. She was injured in the incident and taken by ambulance to Cullman Regional Medical Center.
Her condition was not available Monday.
Troopers reported both victims were wearing their safety belts at the time of the collision.
Also injured in the accident was Reda Cordle, 52, of Vinemont. She was air-lifted from the scene to Huntsville Hospital, according to Murphree. Her condition was not available Monday.
According to troopers Cordle was not wearing her safety belt at the time of collision.
No other injuries were reported in the incident. Troopers reported the cause of the accident was still under investigation Monday night.
Sunday’s fatality brings this year’s death toll from road accidents on area roadways to at least 11. Three people were killed in separate vehicle crashes May 12, according to reports.
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