HOUSTON COUNTY: 1:50 PM. Houston County 911 dispatched a motor vehicle accident with injuries, Highway 231 South and State Line Road. At the time of dispatch, a two vehicle accident with roll over. Dispatched, Madrid Volunteer Fire Department, Rehobeth Fire – Rescue, Houston County Sheriff Deputies and ALEA – Troopers.
Within 3 minutes of dispatch the first Houston County Sheriff Deputy arrived on the scene at 1:53 PM. At 1:55 PM, a second Houston County Sheriff Deputy and ALEA – Trooper Spencer Adkinson were in the scene. At 2:00 PM Rehobeth Fire Chief Nick Floyd arrived on the scene at followed by two Rehobeth Ambulances.
The accident involved two SUV’s, one being a Ford Explorer and a Chevrolet SUV. Traveling north on Highway 231 from Florida into Alabama, just as you cross the hill into Alabama there is a traffic light. There have been a number of accidents, to include DEATHS at this intersection. This traffic light was the bright idea of Alabama Department of Transportation ( ALDOT ).
At 2:15 PM Rehobeth Rescue 8 left the scene transporting two patients to Southeast Health, non-emergency. At 2:27 PM Rehobeth Rescue 6 left the scene transporting one patient, non-emergency, to Southeast Health.
ALEA Trooper Spencer Adkinson is in charge of the accident investigation
