37-Year-Old Shaun Wilkes Killed In Butler, AL Accident

Tragic accident that occurred on April 26th in Butler, Alabama. 37-year-old Shaun Wilkes lost his life in a head-on collision between his tractor-trailer and a pickup truck along U.S. Highway 31. Wilkes was driving a Freightliner tractor-trailer when the big rig was involved in a head-on wreck with a 1995 Nissan Frontier pickup. Wilkes and the other driver were sadly pronounced dead at the scene. The exact cause of the collision remains under investigation by the ALEA Highway Patrol Division.  We send our thoughts and prayers to the families of the victims.