Semmes Police Head-On Collision Remains Under Investigation
By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News
March 9, 2026
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. A motor vehicle collision that occurred in Semmes last week left one man dead and a on-duty Semmes police officer injured.
ALEA has identified Mason W. Cure, 33, of Chunchula as the driver killed in Wednesday’s crash.
According to ALEA, Cure was not wearing a seat belt when his Toyota Tacoma and the officer’s Ford Explorer collided. Cure was pronounced dead at the scene.
However, ALEA has not identified who the Semmes police officer was, nor the extent of his injuries or announced who ALEA has determined to be at fault.
So, here’s what we know so far:
From my own experience in law enforcement and the fire service, I know that in traffic fatalities, law enforcement spends a significant amount of time investigating the fatality.
I have reviewed the crash with a recently retired state law enforcement officer and we both reached the same conclusion. No one is hiding any information and that a methodical investigation is always conducted in fatal traffic collisions regardless of who was involved.
Protocols mandate that a surviving driver have a blood draw done at a hospital to determine if the driver was under the influence of alcohol or drugs. With knowing this procedure, we believe that the Semmes police officer underwent the same process.
It’s also standard procedure to have accident investigators recreate the scene using hi-tech equipment which involves a systematic, multi-step process designed to identify root causes and prevent future incidents. Modern investigations leverage 3D scanning, drones, and high-fidelity video to capture, document, and analyze evidence from the accident scene.
With the advancement of AI, recreations of the collision, estimation of speed of all vehicles, analyzing of skid marks, contact points and interviewing witnesses takes weeks, not hours or days.
If law enforcement determines that a driver is responsible, they’ll often review the evidence with their district attorney and sometimes submit the case to a grand jury to determine probable cause for an indictment.
Additionally, because a law enforcement was involved and injured, extra steps are taken to ensure privacy and security of the officer and their family so that the public doesn’t race to judgment.
Therefore, we know that information about this fatal traffic collision may not be released for a few more days or it may be a week or more.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is in charge of this investigation and undoubtedly will follow their protocols as specified by law.
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