2 victims identified in crash that seriously injured 4 others in Birmingham (2024)

WELL, IAN AND SHERI, JUST BEHIND ME HERE OVER MY SHOULDER IS WHERE NEIGHBORS TELL ME THE ENGINE TO THE CAR LANDED RIGHT HERE ON THIS GRASS. AND IN THIS ALLEY IS WHERE THEY SAY THEY SAW TWO BODIES LAYING. BUT THIS IS WHERE IT ALL STARTED. OVER HERE AT THIS POWER POLE. THIS IS WHERE THE CAR STRUCK IT. THERE’S A NEW ONE HERE NOW, BUT THE IMPACT SO HARD IT LEFT PEOPLE HERE WITHOUT POWER FOR A FEW HOURS. FRANK NETTLES COULDN’T HELP BUT TO COME BACK TO PRINCETON PARKWAY AND GRAMMONT AVENUE WEST TO FIGURE OUT WHY DID ONE CAR WITH SIX PEOPLE IN IT HIT THIS POWER POLE AND KNOCK THE ENGINE OUT OF VEHICLE AND SITTING ON THAT GROUND? THE IMPACT WOULD HEAL THAT. JUST WANT TO SEE SOME CLOSURE ON. IT HAPPENED SUNDAY MORNING AROUND 515 FIRST RESPONDERS GOT HERE TO FIND THE FEMALE DRIVER, MIA ANGEL JONES AND IMANI SMITH, A MAN DEAD ON THE SCENE. FOUR OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE CAR HAD TO BE EXTRICATED AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THEIR INJURIES VARY FROM SEVERE TO CRITICAL. WHAT HAPPENED WERE THEY ON A HIGH SPEED CHASE OR THEY WERE JUST FLYING OR. IT WAS A HECK OF A THING TO SEE? I CAN TELL YOU THAT MUCH. A NEARBY BUSINESS SHARED SURVEILLANCE VIDEO WITH US OF THE MOMENTS LEADING UP TO THE CRASH. IT DOESN’T CATCH THE IMPACT, BUT YOU CAN SEE A CAR COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN DRIVING DOWN ARKADELPHIA AT HIGH SPEED BEFORE IT HITS THE POLE. SHORTLY AFTER YOU SEE A LIGHT SPARK. NEIGHBORS SAY, SADLY, SPEEDING IS COMMON ON THIS ROAD. NOW WE THE PEOPLE, WELL, THAT’S IN THE HOSPITAL. NOW. BIRMINGHAM POLICE TOLD ME THIS INVESTIGATION IS STILL PENDING, SO WE HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE WHILE TO FIND OUT THOSE NEW DETAILS THEY’RE LEARNING. WE’RE LIVE

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2 victims identified in crash that seriously injured 4 others in Birmingham

Mi'Angel Jones and Imani Smith were pronounced dead at the scene

UPDATE:Frank Nettles couldn't help but to come back to Princeton Parkway and Graymont Avenue West to figure out why one car with six people in it hit this power pole. “To knock an engine out a vehicle and see it on that ground, the impact was hell. I just wanna see some closure on it,” Nettles said.It happened Sunday morning around 5:15. First responders got there to find the female driver, M’Angel Jones, and Imani Smith, a man, dead on the scene. Four other passengers in the car had to be extricated and taken to the hospital. Their injuries vary from severe to critical. “What happened? Were they on high-speed chase or were they just flying? It was a heck of a thing to see. I could tell you that much,” Nettles said.A nearby business shared surveillance video with WVTM 13 of the moments leading up to the crash. It doesn't catch the impact, but you can see a car coming from the left side of the screen driving down Arkadelphia at high speed before it hits the pole. Shortly after, you see a light spark. Neighbors say, sadly, speeding is common on this road."I wish the people well that's in the hospital,” Nettles said.Birmingham police tell me this investigation is still pending. So, we have to wait to learn new details from them.----Update: The Jefferson County Coroner's Office has identified the driver who was killed as Mi'Angel Temple Jones, 21, of Bessemer.The passenger who died is identified as Imani Nashiem Smith, 25, also of Bessemer.-----Birmingham Fire and Rescue officials say two people are dead after a single-car crash in Birmingham. It happened on Graymont Avenue West around 5:15 a.m. Six people were involved in the crash when their vehicle struck a utility pole. A female driver and a male passenger were pronounced dead at the scene. Four other passengers, three women and one man, had to be removed from the car and transported to UAB hospital.One of those women was in critical condition. The other three people had severe injuries.The cause of the crash is under investigation.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —

UPDATE:

Frank Nettles couldn't help but to come back to Princeton Parkway and Graymont Avenue West to figure out why one car with six people in it hit this power pole.

“To knock an engine out a vehicle and see it on that ground, the impact was hell. I just wanna see some closure on it,” Nettles said.

It happened Sunday morning around 5:15. First responders got there to find the female driver, M’Angel Jones, and Imani Smith, a man, dead on the scene. Four other passengers in the car had to be extricated and taken to the hospital. Their injuries vary from severe to critical.

“What happened? Were they on high-speed chase or were they just flying? It was a heck of a thing to see. I could tell you that much,” Nettles said.

A nearby business shared surveillance video with WVTM 13 of the moments leading up to the crash. It doesn't catch the impact, but you can see a car coming from the left side of the screen driving down Arkadelphia at high speed before it hits the pole. Shortly after, you see a light spark. Neighbors say, sadly, speeding is common on this road.

"I wish the people well that's in the hospital,” Nettles said.

Birmingham police tell me this investigation is still pending. So, we have to wait to learn new details from them.

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Update: The Jefferson County Coroner's Office has identified the driver who was killed as Mi'Angel Temple Jones, 21, of Bessemer.

The passenger who died is identified as Imani Nashiem Smith, 25, also of Bessemer.

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Birmingham Fire and Rescue officials say two people are dead after a single-car crash in Birmingham.

It happened on Graymont Avenue West around 5:15 a.m.

Six people were involved in the crash when their vehicle struck a utility pole.

A female driver and a male passenger were pronounced dead at the scene.

Four other passengers, three women and one man, had to be removed from the car and transported to UAB hospital.

One of those women was in critical condition. The other three people had severe injuries.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

2 victims identified in crash that seriously injured 4 others in Birmingham (2024)
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