Morgan Co. Crash Report: Wrong-way driver killed in crash on Hwy 31 near Fairway Dr in Decatur

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Crash Report – Hwy 31 near Fairway Dr, Decatur, AL

 

Report ID: 2024 July 20

NCIC#: Unknown

OFFICER ID#: Unknown

Traffic Unit(s) Involved: 2

Occupants: 3

Injuries/Fatalities: Yes

Vehicle Damage (If Any): Unknown but likely

Property Damage (other than vehicles): Unknown

Road Surface Condition: Unknown

Manner of Crash Impact (Single Vehicle, Angle, Left Turn, Rear-End, Head-On, Sideswipe, U-Turn, Other, Unknown): Head-on

Location of Pedestrian/Cyclist (If Any): N/A

Narrative

DECATUR, AL – A 36-year-old man died Saturday after a wrong-way collision along the highway in northwest Morgan County.

The accident happened around 11:46 a.m. on US-31 near Fairway Drive Southeast, which is on the south side of Decatur.

Police say the victim was headed southbound when his vehicle entered the northbound lanes of US-31 and collided head-on into a second vehicle.

The wrong-way driver, identified as Billy Hydrick, died at the scene of the crash.

Medics transported the two occupants of the other vehicle to the hospital with non-critical injuries.

A full investigation is underway.

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