UPDATE @ 4:00 PM TRAFFIC FATALITY. - BREAKING NEWS: Bad Motor Vehicle Accident on 84 East

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Posted by: raltman
Date: Jul 09 2012 9:33 AM

There is a bad motor vehicle accident at Thornberry in Ashford. West bound traffic is effected by this accident. Dothan Fire has been requested to respond and assist in this accident.

Ashford Rescue has transported one patient in critical condition to a Dothan hospital.

This accident is a one vehicle accident. The truck ran off the road and overturned several times. There was a child strapped in a car seat in the right rear seat and only sustained minor injuries. The father is in critical condition.

Ashford Fire, Ashford Rescue, Ashford Police and Alabama State Troopers were all on the scene.

UPDATED @ 4:00 PM

The accident involved one person being ejected from the wreckage and one child which reamained strapped in the car seat. The accident was a one vehicle accident which left the road and entered the median where the SUV overturned three times.

The driver which was ejected was transported to SAMC in Dothan. The driver has passed away from injuries in the accident.

The driver has been identified as 19 year old Danny Brown, also known as "DJ". The child received minor injuries in the accident.