ALEA Report Busy Labor Day Weekend Resulting in 6 Deaths
By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News
September 6, 2025
MONTGOMERY, Ala. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency was very busy over the 2025 Labor Day holiday weekend and investigated hundreds of traffic crashes and boating incidents over the 2025 Labor Day holiday weekend.
From Friday, Aug. 29, to midnight Monday, Sept. 1, ALEA troopers responded to 371 crashes, which resulted in 147 injuries, and six deaths on Alabama roadways.
Authorities say the deadly crashes happened in Choctaw, Colbert, Lauderdale, Talladega, and Tuscaloosa counties and involved a motorcycle, an all-terrain vehicle, and an electric bicycle.
Troopers also made 33 arrests for driving under the influence and issued thousands of traffic citations:
473 citations for seat belt violations
2,324 citations for speeding
4,696 total citations for various traffic violations
1,638 total warnings for various traffic violations
ALEA’s Marine Patrol Division investigated three boating incidents that resulted in four injuries. Those incidents happened on Lake Martin, Neely Henry Lake, and in Orange Beach on the Intracoastal Waterway.
The single-vessel crash on Sunday on Lake Martin left a 12-year-old injured. Troopers say their investigation determined the operator did not possess the required boating license, and as a result, the registered owner of the Sea-Doo that the child was operating was issued an Alabama Uniform Boating Traffic Citation for Giving Permission to Operate a Vessel Without a License.
Authorities want to remind citizens that no one under the age of 12 may operate any motorized vessel on Alabama waterways, and individuals must be at least 12 years old to be eligible for a boating license but cannot operate a vessel alone until age 14.
There were no boating deaths or drownings, but troopers “remained active in enforcement efforts,” issuing hundreds of warnings and citations:
538 Marine Safety Warnings issued
67 Marine Safety Citations issued
310 vessel inspections conducted
1 Boating Under the Influence arrest
ALEA’s Aviation Unit also partnered with the cities of Orange Beach and Gulf Shores for the Rescue Swimmer Detail, which conducted nine helicopter patrol flights and responded to three calls for swimmers in distress over the weekend.
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