May 23, 2026

Two Dead in Fatal Traffic Collision

By Dale Hines
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

May 23, 2026

CHOCTAW, AL. A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 2:15 a.m. Sunday, May 17, 2026, has claimed the lives of two people.

The driver, John M. Green Jr.,19, of Smyrna, Ga. and the passenger, Savannah E. Davis, 21, of Temple, Ga., were fatally injured when the 2008 Chevrolet Corvette that they were in, left the roadway, struck multiple trees, overturned and then caught fire.

Both were pronounced deceased at the scene.

The crash occurred on Choctaw County 24 near Land Road, approximately three miles west of the Butler city limits, in Choctaw County.

Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.