BUTLER COUNTY, Ala (WDNews) – A tragic single-vehicle accident on Sunday, Dec. 8, claimed the life of 24-year-old Jacqueline Moran Santos of Opelika. Around 12:24 p.m., the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado she was riding in veered off Interstate 65 near mile marker 133, about four miles north of Greenville in Butler County.
The truck struck a cable barrier and overturned. Moran Santos, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver, 28-year-old Gonzalo Ayala Alvarado, also from Opelika, sustained injuries and was transported to the Regional Medical Center of Central Alabama in Greenville for treatment. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Highway Patrol Division is investigating the crash.
