OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) - Authorities in Lee County are investigating three separate traffic accidents that resulted in three deaths.
The first happened at 12:20 p.m. on Christmas Day.
Coroner Bill Harris told AL.com (https://bit.ly/2hrttVg ) that an ATV crash at Smith’s Station killed a 7-year-old girl.
Officials said she was riding on an ATV with a family member when she throttled the vehicle too hard. The two then lost control of the ATV and it left the roadway before striking a utility pole.
Shortly after 7 p.m., a 52-year-old woman died after a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of U.S. Highway 280 and Alabama Highway 147.
The third crash happened just after midnight in Opelika. A 28-year-old man died when the car he was driving left the road at high speed and hit a tree.
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Information from: The Birmingham News, https://www.al.com/birminghamnews
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