Fatal Crash in Alabama After Police Chase

0:00Four folks lost their lives in a tragic single car crash in Pike County, Alabama, right after a chase with a state trooper. The driver, 27-year-old Taikivius Russo from Ufala, was behind the wheel. His passengers included 27-year-old Robert Hall from Clayton, a 17-year-old, and 24-year-old Kwame Richardson, also from Clayton. The wreck went down surely before midnight on Friday, along County Road, 66-28. Russo's car veered off the road and slammed into a tree, killing everyone inside. Hall and the teenager weren't buckled up, so they got thrown from the vehicle and died right there at the scene. Richardson stayed inside, but didn't make it either, pronounced dead on sight. This all stemmed from Russo, trying to dodge an Alabama state trooper from the highway patrol division. Officials haven't said what kicked off the pursuit in the first place. The Alabama law enforcement agency is digging into the details now. Piecing together why the car left the road and what led to the chase, so stay tuned as we learn more.

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