Emelle, AL — There was a deadly accident on Thursday, November 13, after a car and an 18-wheeler collided in rural Emelle, which is near the Alabama-Mississippi border. Police said that Georgia resident Clarence Dubois, 68, was killed after his car was in a rear-end wreck with an 18-wheeler truck.
This happened along Highway 17, near its intersection with Highway 16, they said. Dubois was driving his Toyota Avalon on Highway 17 that night at about 9:00 p.m. when he failed to control his speed and crashed into an 18-wheeler truck that was in front of him.
The impact killed Clarence Dubois, who wasn’t wearing a seat belt, immediately but didn’t not harm the driver of the 18-wheeler truck. The cause of the accident is still unclear and police didn’t specify why Dubois hit the truck from behind (e.g. perhaps the truck had slowed down, stopped, or was disabled). More investigation from the ASP was expected, though they haven’t provided any updates yet.
Scene of the Accident
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