Follow us! >

On duty postal worker killed in multi-vehicle Northport crash has been identified

A U.S. Postal Service worker was killed in a multi-vehicle crash Wednesday in Northport.

Police on Thursday identified the victim as Voncelle Renee Gamble. She was 36 and lived in Tuscaloosa.

The wreck happened at 12:39 p.m. Wednesday on Highway 43, just south of Highway 171.

Northport police and fire medics, as well as NorthStar Ambulance, responded to the crash in the southbound lanes of Highway 43. Assistant police Chief Keith Carpenter said four vehicles were involved.

Gamble was pronounced dead on the scene. Three other people were treated for minor injuries, Carpenter said.

The cause of the deadly accident is being investigated by the Northport Police Department’s Traffic Reconstruction Unit. Carpenter said no criminal charges are pending currently.

Sign up to receive our Daily Postal News blast

Related Articles

Tell us what you think below!

Subscribe
Notify of
guest
0 Comments
Oldest
Newest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments

Hot this week

Mail thefts, robberies, fraud and other postal crimes – 01/05/26

Postal crimes are almost a daily event.  These are the ones we found today

This letter carrier saved a man who had been shot multiple times

Dayton, OH, Letter Carrier Sydney Billingsley was delivering mail recently when she heard a customer screaming for help from inside his house.

Is someone you know seeking to do business with USPS?

The Postal Service is reminding employees to avoid working on matters that would impair their ability to remain impartial due to an outside relationship.

Postal worker in Lantana alerts police after finding note from 81-year-old in mailbox; caretaker charged with elder abuse

An elderly man in Palm Beach County left a note in his mailbox that led to the arrest of his abusive caretaker. The note was short, but the message was urgent: Call the police.

APWU Statement on Postmarking, Changes to Domestic Mail Manual

Recent changes to the Postal Service’s Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), which sets out mailing policies and standards, have caused concern regarding postmarking practices.
spot_img

Related Articles

Popular Categories

Secret Link
0
Would love your thoughts, please comment.x
()
x
Send this to a friend