From The Tribune staff reports
MARION COUNTY — A plane crash injures the pilot, sole occupant, on Tuesday, December 21, at approximately 2:24 p.m.
According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), A Beech Model D-55 Fixed Wing twin-engine plane crashed in a field near Interstate 22 behind the Love’s Truck Stop at exit 14.
The victim was transported to a local area hospital for medical treatment.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been notified and is responding.
Troopers with the ALEA Highway Patrol Division, in conjunction with deputies from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, assisted in securing the scene. Nothing further is available as the investigation is ongoing
