Crime & Safety
Woman Dies From Injuries Suffered In Sept. 29 Wreck In Tuscaloosa
A Tuscaloosa woman has died from injuries suffered in a Sept. 29 wreck on University Boulevard.
TUSCALOOSA, AL — A 48-year-old woman died from injuries Monday morning after a three-vehicle crash on Sept. 29 on University Boulevard.
She was identified as Tina Marie McCaa of Tuscaloosa.
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The Tuscaloosa Police Department said she was stopped at a red light in the eastbound lanes of University Boulevard waiting to turn left onto 24th Avenue East when she was rear-ended by the driver of a 2014 Chevrolet Camaro. As a result, shewas thrown from her 2007 Toyota Scion xB and suffered serious injuries.
TPD also said the impact from the rear-end collision pushed her vehicle across the westbound lanes of oncoming traffic. A third vehicle was involved — a 2007 Toyota Yaris — struck the passenger side of her car.
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The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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