Dadeville, AL: Fatal crash near Lake Martin kills 1, injures 3 on Monday, 2nd September 2019

A Labor Day afternoon collision on Highway 50 near Lake Martin claimed the life of a Jacksons Gap woman and injured three others in an accident that closed the highway for several hours near Martin Dam and in which bystanders said a 5-year-old crawled from the wreckage.

The accident occurred in western Tallapoosa County only about three miles from the dam in a section of Highway 50 full of tight, twisting curves and steep hills, making it difficult for responding helicopter rescue crews to find a nearby landing zone.

The rural area is near the southwestern portion of Lake Martin, several miles north of Tallassee and east of Kowaliga and Elmore County.Susan Burkhalter, 45, was killed in the accident and two passengers in her vehicle were injured and rushed to local hospitals. She was driving a 2007 Mazda Touring and not wearing a seat belt, according to Alabama State Troopers.

Burkhalter, a Dadeville High School graduate, was pronounced dead at the scene.


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