Bayou La Batre Man Charged With Intentionally Crashing Into Two Motorcyclists
By Dale Hines
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News
April 15, 2026
BAYOU LA BATRE, AL. Two motorcyclists have been injured during a traffic collision that appears to have been intentional.
The Bayou La Batre Police Department said that they have arrested 68-year-old Ted Gillespie of Coden for his role in the crash.
Officials say that Gillespie purposefully hit two motorcyclists with his car separately and then left the scene on Wednesday, April 8, on Coden Belt Road.
Additionally, police said that Gillespie allegedly knew the two cyclists prior to the crash.
One of the cyclists was taken to the hospital for their injuries, while the other was treated at the scene of the crash.
Gillespie was transported to the Mobile County Metro Jail and faces charges of reckless endangerment, first-degree assault, and violating his probation from a previous arrest..
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