COFFEE COUNTY: Coffee County wrecked claims one life.
The victim has been identified by Coffee County Coroner Arnold Woodham as 79-year-old Vernon James Rathbone, of Enterprise.
The head-on crash occurred shortly after 4:00 p.m. on Friday in the 7000 block of Highway 51, near County Road 154, in New Brockton. The road was closed for over an hour while ALEA – Troopers investigated the accident.
The driver of the second vehicle, a woman from New Brockton, was airlifted from the scene to a local hospital. Her condition is currently unknown.
