Cullman,AL : Investigation continues in fatal wreck on may, sunday 7th 2017

Alabama State Troopers are awaiting test results to determine what role alcohol may have played in a head-on collision Sunday that killed a 15-year-old Cullman High School student and injured two others.

Curtis James Wilson, a pitcher on the JV baseball team, died in the three-vehicle wreck that also injured his mother, Ashley Wilson, 43, who was driving and a second driver, Bradford Meeks, 27, of Cullman.

A preliminary investigation indicates alcohol may have been a factor in the wreck, but troopers aren’t elaborating further until they receive lab results from biological samples taken from the drivers involved, said Trooper Curtis Summerville, public information officer, Tuesday.

Since the troopers issued a press release Monday noting alcohol as a factor in the wreck, The Times requested troopers identify who was suspected of alcohol use in an effort to prevent further speculation among local residents.

“It’s still under investigation, and we won’t know anything until we get the lab results back,” Summerville said Tuesday. “If an arrest is made, we’ll let the public know. Until then, there’s nothing else we can say because it’s still under investigation.”

During a traffic fatality investigation, authorities obtain samples, typically blood, from drivers to determine what, if any, drugs or alcohol were in their system at the time of the crash. The presence of drugs and/or alcohol could result in criminal charges, including reckless homicide.

The wreck occurred around 6 p.m. Sunday on County Road 222 in front of Van’s Sporting Goods. Troopers said Ashley Wilson and her son, Curtis, were wearing seat belts, but Meeks was not. A third driver was not injured.

Ashley Wilson was treated and released from Cullman Regional Sunday, according to a hospital spokeswoman. Meeks was listed in serious condition at UAB Hospital Monday evening, according to a hospital spokesman.

The funeral for Curtis Wilson will be 7 p.m. Wednesday at Daystar Church, with visitation beginning at 4 p.m. prior to the service. He will be buried 10 a.m. Thursday in Simcoe Methodist Cemetery.

Donations to assist the Wilson family can be made at Traditions Bank in Cullman in the name of Ashley Wilson.



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Investigation continues in fatal wreck