2 killed in separate Friday-night traffic crashes in Fultondale, Trussville
Two people were killed in unrelated Friday-night traffic crashes in Jefferson County.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office on Monday identified the fatality victims as Lester Robinson Hill II and Heather Marie Underwood.
Robinson, a 31-year-old Fultondale man, was critically injured in a crash in the 900 block of Decatur Highway in Fultondale. The wreck happened at 6:56 p.m. Friday.
Authorities said Robinson was the driver and lone occupant of a pickup truck involved in a two-vehicle collision.
Robinson was taken to UAB Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 7:25 p.m.
Fultondale police are investigating.
Underwood, a 33-year-old woman from Odenville, died after a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 59 southbound in Trussville.
Authorities said her vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree.
Underwood was taken to UAB Hospital where she was pronounced dead at 8:22 p.m.
Trussville police are investigation.