ALPINE, Ala. – An Alpine man was killed in a two-vehicle crash at about 11:20 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.
35-year old Octavius M. Curry was a passenger in a 2019 Chevrolet Impala that collided head-on with a 2026 Honda Passport driven by Amanda L. Spurling, 48, of Talladega. Curry was not wearing a seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Chevrolet’s driver, 41-year old Travis L. Swain, of Alpine, was injured and airlifted to UAB Hospital for treatment. Spurling was also injured and transported to Baptist Health Citizens Hospital in Talladega. A 15-year-old passenger in the Honda was injured and transported to an area hospital.
The crash occurred on Renfroe Rd. near Glovers Ferry Rd., about nine miles northwest of Alpine in Talladega County.
Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Highway Patrol Division are continuing to investigate the crash.
