AUTAUGA COUNTY, AL — November 9, 2026 A three-vehicle collision along U.S. 82 near Billingsley left a Florida man injured and another motorist dead, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA).
Authorities reported that 52-year-old Joel Alvarez, a resident of Lehigh Acres, Florida, was operating a 2015 Ram 2500 pickup near mile marker 119, approximately three miles east of Billingsley.
At approximately 8:40 p.m. Monday, a 2022 Chevrolet Equinox struck a 1999 Dodge Caravan before colliding head-on with Alvarez’s pickup.
Alvarez sustained injuries in the crash and was transported by air ambulance to Baptist Medical Center South in Montgomery for medical treatment.
The Equinox’s driver, a 66-year-old man from Hammond, Indiana, died at the scene. Authorities reported that he was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the collision.
The condition of the Dodge Caravan’s driver, a woman from Prattville, has not been publicly disclosed.
ALEA’s Highway Patrol Division is continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the collision.
