State highway patrol officers are investigating a single-car rollover that took the life of a driver in rural Greene County. The victim in Saturday morning’s collision was identified as Dawn Mitchelle Buckingham, 62, of Eutaw.
The incident occurred at approximately 9:50 a.m. along Interstate 59/20. Dispatchers sent state troopers and local emergency crews to the 45 mile marker, located five miles north of the Eutaw city limits.
Investigators with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency say Buckingham was operating a 2002 Ford F-150. The pickup truck veered off the right edge of the roadway without warning and entered the highway embankment.
As the vehicle moved down the incline, it lost stability and overturned multiple times. State troopers noted in their preliminary report that Buckingham was ejected from the Ford during the violent series of flips.
First responders reached the overturned truck shortly after witnesses called 911. Buckingham had sustained fatal injuries from the ejection and was pronounced deceased on the scene by the coroner.
The crash highlights ongoing highway safety concerns along rural sections of I-59 in western Alabama. Troopers routinely monitor this passage, where sudden lane departures can lead to severe off-road rollovers.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Highway Patrol Division is maintaining an active investigation into the crash. Officers have not yet released additional details regarding potential contributing factors or vehicle speed.
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