December 26, 2025

Three Dead in I-65 Wreck

By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

December 26, 2025

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. A two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23, has claimed three lives.

Simon Hadley, 84, of Bay Minette, was critically injured when the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado he was driving collided head-on with the 2026 Kia Niro, driven by Amaya H. Williams, 21, of Albany, Ga.

Amaya Williams and Keithrick Williams, 49, of Auburn, a passenger of the Kia, were fatally injured in the crash and were pronounced deceased at the scene.
Hadley was transported to North Baldwin Infirmary in Bay Minette where he succumbed to injuries and was pronounced deceased.

The crash occurred on Interstate 65 near the 39-mile marker, approximately three miles south of Stapleton city limits, in Baldwin County.
Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.