Fatal Crash in Florence Friday Night

AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY IN FLORENCE FOLLOWING A FATAL CRASH FRIDAY NIGHT THAT TOOK THE LIFE OF AN 18-YEAR-OLD. ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, EMERGENCY PERSONNEL FROM THE FLORENCE POLICE DEPARTMENT, FLORENCE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND LIFEGUARD EMS RESPONDED TO THE WRECK AROUND 10:15 ON HELTON DRIVE JUST NORTH OF RICKWOOD ROAD. INITIAL REPORTS INDICATE JESSE CHRISTOPHER JAMES FROM MUSCLE SHOALS WAS RIDING HIS MOTORCYCLE WHEN HE COLLIDED WITH A VEHICLE ENTER THE ROADWAY FROM HELTON COURT. JAMES DIED FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE COLLISION. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS TRASNPORTED TO NORTH ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER. ANYONE WHO MAY HAVE WITNESSED THE WRECK CAN CONTACT THE FLORENCE POLICE DEPARTMENT AT 256-760-6597.