From ALEA
Lieutenant Jeremy J. Burkett, Administrative Bureau Director
MONTGOMERY POST — A two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 7:36 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, has claimed the life of a Wetumpka woman. Dawnielle A. Rhodes, 24, was fatally injured when the 2010 Nissan Altima she was driving was struck by the 1998 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup driven by Elijah B. Arant, 20, of Wetumpka. Rhodes was not using a seat belt at the time of the crash and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Arant was also injured and transported to Baptist Medical Center South in Montgomery for treatment. Skyila P. Bearden, 24, of Wetumpka, who was a passenger in the Nissan Altima, was injured and transported to Baptist Medical Center South for treatment. A 17-year-old juvenile, who was a passenger in the Dodge Ram, was injured and transported to a local area hospital.
The crash occurred at the intersection of Fern Road and Ceasarville Road, approximately one mile south of Holtville, in Elmore County. Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.
