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DALE COUNTY:     On Sunday evening about 10:31 PM Ozark-Dale County 911 dispatched Enterprise Rescue, Dale County Sheriff Department, ALEA – Troopers responded.

The accident location was Dale County 1 and Highway 92.

A single vehicle accident which struck a utility pole, there were two occupants.

Enterprise Rescue transported both victims to Medical Center – Enterprise. The female passenger was pronounced dead shortly after arrival at Medical Center – Enterprise.

Dale County Coroner John Cawley was assisted in the death investigation by Coffee County Coroner Arnold Woodham. The female passenger will be sent to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences in Montgomery for examination also.

The accident in volved a mother and son. There is a possibility of alcohol being involved. The driver of the vehicle, reported to be the son, was transported to Dale County Jail following release from the hospital.

ALEA – Trooper Homicide Investigators involved in the death investigation. The District attorney from the 33rd Judicial Circuit, Kirke Adams, was notified of the accident.

Troopers say Alfonso Nance, 38, was arrested on Monday and charged with one count of reckless murder. No bond has been set.