A single-vehicle crash at approximately 2:20 a.m. Saturday, April 9, has claimed two lives. Pamela R. Pike, 51, of Henagar and her passenger, Julie W. Lankford, 50, of Ider, were both fatally injured when the 2015 Nissan Sentra driven by Pike left the roadway and struck a tree. Neither Pike nor Lankford were using a seat belt at the time of the crash and were both pronounced deceased at the scene.
Another passenger, Milian D. Penick, 56, of Henderson, Nev., was injured and airlifted to Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, Tenn. The crash occurred on Dekalb County 141, approximately four miles north of Ider, in Dekalb County.
Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.