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Hailie D. Hune

Age : 21

Gender : Female

Race : Unknown

Date : 08/08/2026

Location : Interstate 565 near mile marker 14

City : Huntsville

County : Madison

State : Alabama

Agency : Alabama Law Enforcement Agency

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/08/2026, 21-year-old Hailie D. Hune of Prospect, Tennessee, was killed during a police pursuit involving an Alabama Law Enforcement Agency state trooper on Interstate 565 near mile marker 14 within the Huntsville city limits. The fatal crash occurred shortly after 10:00 p.m.
Hune was driving a 2017 Dodge Charger. According to ALEA, an on-duty state trooper driving a marked 2020 Dodge Charger patrol vehicle was pursuing Hune on I-565. The specific reason the trooper initially attempted to stop Hune has not been publicly disclosed in the reporting available as of 08/11/2026. ALEA has described Hune as attempting to elude the trooper but has not disclosed the conduct or alleged offense that initiated the attempted traffic stop and subsequent pursuit.

During the pursuit, Hune's Dodge Charger left the roadway, overturned and struck a concrete barrier near mile marker 14. The pursuing Alabama state trooper then crashed the marked patrol vehicle into Hune's overturned Charger.

Hune was pronounced dead at the scene. The state trooper was injured in the collision and transported to an area hospital for medical treatment. Authorities have not publicly disclosed the trooper's identity or the extent of the trooper's injuries.The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Highway Patrol Division is investigating the pursuit and fatal collision. Initial reporting does not disclose the speed or duration of the pursuit, where the attempted stop began, whether the trooper had been authorized to continue the pursuit, or the distance between the patrol vehicle and Hune's Charger immediately before the crashes.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.waff.com/2026/08/10/tennessee-woman-killed-i-565-crash-identified-during-pursuit-with-state-trooper-huntsville/
https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/alea-woman-21-dies-in-crash-attempting-to-elude-state-trooper/525-de50f4d9-9112-4358-b0e7-f70887f21f91