From Tribune staff reports
BLOUNT COUNTY — A Center Point woman has died and two teenagers were injured in a Saturday evening crash in Blount County, according to Senior Trooper Brandon Bailey of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.
A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 6:25 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, Bailey said in a statement.
“Zyra C. Sharpe, 37, was fatally injured when the 2005 Honda Accord that she was a passenger in left the roadway and struck multiple trees,” Bailey said. “Sharpe, who was not using her seat belt at the time of crash, was partially ejected and pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver, Abel N. Sharpe, 19, also of Center Point, was injured and transported to the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital (UAB) for treatment.”
An 18-year-old who was also a passenger in the Honda, was injured and transported to a nearby hospital for treatment, according to the statement.
The crash occurred on Old Compton Road near Red Valley Road, approximately four miles south of Remlap, in Blount County.
No further information is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.