Daphne Man Dies in Farm Equipment Accident
By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News
October 21, 2025
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. A single-vehicle crash involving a pedestrian that occurred at approximately 4:55 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, has claimed the life of a Daphne man.
The crash occurred when the attachment of the 2020 John Deere farm tractor driven by Gererdo Deanda Serna, 34, of Daphne, struck an overhead powerline and caused the attached utility pole to fall.
The pedestrian, James Ronald Davis, 74, of Daphne, who was standing on a private driveway at the time of the crash, was struck by the utility pole.
Davis was critically injured and transported to USA Hospital in Mobile for medical treatment. On Oct. 19, Davis succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased.
The crash occurred on Baldwin County 54, approximately two miles east of Daphne, in Baldwin County.
Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.
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