GADSDEN POST- A two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 12:50 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9, has claimed the life of a Gaylesville man.

Benjamin M. Davis, 46, was critically injured when the 2013 Hyundai Elantra that he was driving collided head-on with the 2024 Peterbilt tractor-trailer driven by Jeff E. Stoops, 46, of Sandusky, Ohio.

Davis was injured and transported to Atrium Heath Floyd Medical Center, in Rome, Ga. for treatment, where he later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased.

The crash occurred on Alabama 35 near Cherokee County 782, in Cherokee County. Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.

Gaylesville Fire, Broomtown Fire, Atrium Floyd EMS Responded to the scene.