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Alabama National Guardsman Killed, Another Injured In Wreck Near Atmore
May 31, 2018
An Alabama Army National Guardsman was killed in a crash on I-65 Thursday morning when the military Humvee he was driving left the roadway and overturned on I-65 about six miles north of the Atmore exit.
John Wesley Waldrop, 38, of Satsuma, AL, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
A passenger in the vehicle, 25-year old Justin Cecil McCollough of Grand Bay, was transported to D.W. McMillan Hospital in Brewton.
Both were members of the 1156th Military Police. Waldrop was a graduate of Escambia County High School in Atmore.
Alabama State Troopers are continuing their investigation.
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2 Responses to “Alabama National Guardsman Killed, Another Injured In Wreck Near Atmore”
This is heartbreaking, my sister’s and I went to school with John. He used to come by my grandmother’s house to check on us at night.
Praying for John Waldrop’s family and God’s complete healing for Justin McCollough