SMITHS STATION, AL – (April 3, 2026) A driver lost his life and a passenger was injured following a single vehicle crash Friday night in Lee County.
According to Alabama State Troopers, a 25 year old man from Georgia was operating a Chevrolet Impala on County Road 379 at 7:45 p.m. when the vehicle veered off the roadway, overturned, and collided with a tree.
The driver was transported to Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown in Columbus, Georgia, where he later died on Sunday.
A passenger, identified as 23 year old Jameria Johnson of Opelika, was also taken to the same hospital with unspecified injuries.
The crash occurred near County Road 2213, approximately six miles north of Smiths Station.
