44-year-old motorcyclist killed in Jefferson County crash

A motorcyclist was killed in a two-vehicle crash Monday night in Jefferson County.

The crash happened at 8:47 p.m. in the 7600 block of Highway 78 in Dora.

Details surrounding the deadly crash have not been released.

Jefferson County Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates said the motorcyclist, 44-year-old Michael Lee Able, of Dora was taken to Walker Baptist Medical Center in Jasper.

Able was pronounced dead at the hospital 9:40 p.m.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office worked the wreck.