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William Tidwell Sr.

Age : 76

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 01/29/2021

Location : Winston County Road 41 near Arley

City : Arley

County : Winston

State : Alabama

Agency : Alabama Law Enforcement Agency

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Fatal vehicle crash documented by FARS

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

REASON FOR CHASE: No police pursuit established.
NARRATIVE:
On 01/29/2021, 76-year-old William Tidwell Sr. of Jasper was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash on Winston County Road 41 near Arley, Alabama.

According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Tidwell was speeding when his vehicle left Winston County Road 41, struck a utility pole and then struck two trees.

Tidwell survived the initial collision and was transported to a hospital with serious injuries. He died on 02/11/2021 from injuries sustained in the January 29 crash.

The 01/29/2021 Winston County fatal crash entry is consistent with the independently documented collision involving Tidwell. Although his death occurred approximately two weeks after the collision, fatal-crash records classify fatalities according to the date of the qualifying crash rather than the later date of death.

Available reporting attributes the crash to speeding and does not document a police pursuit, attempted traffic stop or other law-enforcement pursuit preceding the collision.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wbrc.com/2021/02/11/jasper-men-killed-two-different-car-accidents/