Alabama woman killed when vehicle hits ditch, flips and then strikes tree

Published 10:47 am Friday, July 15, 2022

An Alabama woman was killed Thursday night when a car in which she was riding left the roadway, struck a ditch before overturning and eventually hit a tree, state troopers reported.

Monae A. Campbell, 21, of Tuskegee, was killed at approximately 7:36 p.m. Thursday on U.S. 29, approximately 5 miles south of Tuskegee, troopers said.

The 2017 Toyota Camry driven by Ladonte T. Bowens, 25, of Midway, Alabama, left the road, struck a ditch, a culvert and overturned before hitting a tree, troopers said.

She was not wearing a seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Bowen’s condition was not immediately clear.