ALEA Releases Report on Fatal Newman Ambulance Wreck
J. Thomas Wade
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News
October 14, 2026
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. A single-vehicle crash involving a bicyclist that occurred at approximately 8:15 p.m. Monday, October 5, 2026, has claimed the life of a McIntosh man.
Teddy D. Weaver Jr., 19, was fatally injured when the bicycle he was operating was struck by a 2022 Dodge Grand Promaster Ambulance driven by Lane W. Dill, 25, of Mobile.
Both law enforcement and other emergency responders were dispatched to the scene.
Weaver was not immediately identified on scene but was pronounced deceased.
Weaver’s body was transported to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences (ADFS), where his identity was later confirmed.
The crash occurred on U.S. 43 near the 29-mile marker, approximately one mile north of Mt. Vernon, in Mobile County.
Currently, nothing further is available.
Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.
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