Alpine – According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, a two-vehicle crash at approximately 11:20 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, has claimed the life of an Alpine man, 35-year-old Octavius M. Curry, who was fatally injured when the 2019 Chevrolet Impala, he was a passenger in, collided head-on with the 2026 Honda Passport driven by Amanda L. Spurling, 48, of Talladega. Curry was not using a seat belt at the time of the crash and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The driver of the Chevrolet, 41-year-old Travis L. Swain, of Alpine, was injured and was airlifted to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital for medical treatment. Spurling was injured and transported to Baptist Health Citizens Hospital in Talladega for medical treatment. A 15-year-old juvenile, who was a passenger in the Honda, was also injured and transported to an area hospital for medical treatment.
The crash occurred on Renfroe Road near Glovers Ferry Road, approximately nine miles northwest of Alpine, in Talladega County. Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.
