From The Tribune staff reports
MARSHALL COUNTY — A two-vehicle crash claimed the life of a Fort Payne man on Saturday, Dec. 24, at approximately 7:20 p.m.
According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), Christopher D. Bell, 48, was fatally injured when the 1979 GMC van that he was driving collided head-on with a 2000 GMC 1500 pickup driven by Clayton L. Dunn, 56, of Grant.
Bell was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger of the GMC, Marie A. Bailey, 56, of Grant, and Dunn, were both injured and transported by helicopter to Erlanger Hospital for treatment.
The crash occurred on Hustleville Road near Todd Ridge Road, approximately four miles north of Albertville, in Marshall County.
Nothing further is available as Troopers with the ALEA Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.