Crime & Safety
Victim Identified After Fiery Crash Outside Of Selma
A Sardis man died Sunday morning in a fiery single-vehicle crash near Selma.
TUSCALOOSA, AL — A Sardis man died Sunday morning in a fiery single-vehicle crash near Selma.
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The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) said Samuel L. Jackson, 64, was fatally injured at about 7:01 a.m. when the 2023 Toyota 4Runner he was driving left Alabama Highway 22, struck a guardrail and a bridge, then caught fire.
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He was pronounced dead at the scene.
ALEA said Jackson’s body was taken to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, where his identity was later confirmed.
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The crash occurred near the 17 mile marker in Dallas County, roughly a mile west of Selma.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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