GADSDEN POST – A single-vehicle crash that occurred on Monday, June 22, has claimed two lives. Andrew H. Barron, 26, of Snead, was fatally injured when the 2004 Nissan Sentra he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree. James L. Barron, 54, of Maylene, who was a passenger in the Nissan, was ejected, and was also fatally injured. Andrew H. Barron and James L. Barron were both pronounced deceased at the scene.

The crash occurred on Little Cove Road near Bristow Cove Road, approximately 10 miles southeast of Walnut Grove, in Etowah County. Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.