Police said a man was hit while crossing the road Wednesday night.
One person died in a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 72 in Athens on Wednesday night.
Robert Toney Jr., 54, of Athens, was killed while crossing the highway at Hine Street just before 9 p.m. Wednesday, police said.
A car struck and killed Toney as he crossed the highway, police said. That wreck lead to the sudden stop of three vehicles behind it, causing a second four-car crash.
A stretch of Highway 72 closed for a short time until the scene was cleared.
The wreck is still under investigation.
| County | Cases | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 60842 | 887 |
| Mobile | 29590 | 538 |
| Madison | 26466 | 183 |
| Tuscaloosa | 20537 | 267 |
| Montgomery | 18562 | 304 |
| Shelby | 18181 | 112 |
| Baldwin | 15841 | 177 |
| Lee | 12120 | 97 |
| Morgan | 12002 | 112 |
| Etowah | 11488 | 142 |
| Calhoun | 10863 | 197 |
| Marshall | 10048 | 106 |
| Houston | 8405 | 123 |
| Cullman | 7922 | 94 |
| Limestone | 7850 | 73 |
| Elmore | 7670 | 101 |
| DeKalb | 7572 | 82 |
| St. Clair | 7417 | 120 |
| Lauderdale | 7402 | 82 |
| Talladega | 6036 | 108 |
| Walker | 5834 | 176 |
| Jackson | 5719 | 37 |
| Colbert | 5222 | 70 |
| Blount | 5219 | 80 |
| Autauga | 5075 | 55 |
| Coffee | 4314 | 56 |
| Dale | 3882 | 78 |
| Franklin | 3621 | 45 |
| Chilton | 3329 | 65 |
| Covington | 3255 | 67 |
| Russell | 3189 | 10 |
| Escambia | 3098 | 42 |
| Dallas | 2979 | 88 |
| Chambers | 2757 | 69 |
| Clarke | 2729 | 33 |
| Tallapoosa | 2591 | 107 |
| Pike | 2458 | 29 |
| Lawrence | 2393 | 45 |
| Marion | 2386 | 49 |
| Winston | 2225 | 35 |
| Bibb | 2113 | 47 |
| Geneva | 1963 | 31 |
| Marengo | 1963 | 29 |
| Pickens | 1953 | 31 |
| Hale | 1725 | 42 |
| Barbour | 1696 | 36 |
| Butler | 1669 | 58 |
| Fayette | 1640 | 26 |
| Cherokee | 1583 | 30 |
| Henry | 1492 | 19 |
| Monroe | 1436 | 17 |
| Randolph | 1376 | 35 |
| Washington | 1354 | 26 |
| Clay | 1244 | 46 |
| Crenshaw | 1174 | 44 |
| Lamar | 1168 | 19 |
| Cleburne | 1151 | 23 |
| Macon | 1119 | 35 |
| Lowndes | 1079 | 35 |
| Wilcox | 999 | 21 |
| Bullock | 971 | 28 |
| Perry | 950 | 19 |
| Conecuh | 928 | 20 |
| Sumter | 891 | 26 |
| Greene | 751 | 23 |
| Coosa | 598 | 14 |
| Choctaw | 508 | 24 |
| Out of AL | 0 | 0 |
| Unassigned | 0 | 0 |
| County | Cases | Deaths |
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| Shelby | 74761 | 1088 |
| Davidson | 69030 | 648 |
| Knox | 37822 | 389 |
| Hamilton | 33776 | 322 |
| Rutherford | 32471 | 281 |
| Unassigned | 22060 | 125 |
| Williamson | 20903 | 138 |
| Sumner | 17850 | 228 |
| Out of TN | 15662 | 77 |
| Wilson | 14171 | 152 |
| Montgomery | 13874 | 145 |
| Sullivan | 12293 | 207 |
| Washington | 11674 | 191 |
| Blount | 11537 | 120 |
| Maury | 10746 | 120 |
| Bradley | 10500 | 91 |
| Sevier | 10243 | 103 |
| Putnam | 9730 | 131 |
| Madison | 8949 | 175 |
| Robertson | 7433 | 85 |
| Hamblen | 6779 | 106 |
| Anderson | 6623 | 101 |
| Greene | 6459 | 108 |
| Tipton | 6056 | 63 |
| Gibson | 5534 | 109 |
| Coffee | 5513 | 81 |
| Dickson | 5247 | 77 |
| Cumberland | 5235 | 71 |
| Bedford | 5207 | 85 |
| Roane | 5076 | 77 |
| Carter | 5017 | 108 |
| Lawrence | 5001 | 69 |
| McMinn | 4985 | 72 |
| Warren | 4875 | 53 |
| Loudon | 4815 | 49 |
| Dyer | 4664 | 81 |
| Jefferson | 4609 | 75 |
| Monroe | 4420 | 62 |
| Hawkins | 4333 | 67 |
| Franklin | 3999 | 56 |
| Obion | 3939 | 74 |
| Fayette | 3855 | 51 |
| Rhea | 3717 | 55 |
| Lincoln | 3710 | 44 |
| Cocke | 3366 | 55 |
| Weakley | 3360 | 48 |
| Marshall | 3331 | 36 |
| Cheatham | 3285 | 28 |
| Henderson | 3282 | 53 |
| Giles | 3150 | 71 |
| Campbell | 3146 | 39 |
| Hardeman | 3043 | 51 |
| White | 3043 | 42 |
| Carroll | 3001 | 59 |
| Hardin | 2935 | 46 |
| Lauderdale | 2887 | 31 |
| Macon | 2828 | 50 |
| Wayne | 2582 | 19 |
| Henry | 2539 | 57 |
| Overton | 2469 | 42 |
| DeKalb | 2373 | 40 |
| Haywood | 2346 | 44 |
| McNairy | 2316 | 42 |
| Smith | 2284 | 27 |
| Trousdale | 2278 | 14 |
| Marion | 2200 | 31 |
| Scott | 2197 | 31 |
| Hickman | 2181 | 34 |
| Fentress | 2084 | 30 |
| Grainger | 2021 | 34 |
| Claiborne | 1987 | 21 |
| Johnson | 1948 | 30 |
| Morgan | 1836 | 13 |
| Crockett | 1789 | 38 |
| Bledsoe | 1711 | 10 |
| Chester | 1698 | 36 |
| Unicoi | 1628 | 43 |
| Cannon | 1534 | 19 |
| Lake | 1530 | 19 |
| Decatur | 1451 | 24 |
| Grundy | 1374 | 20 |
| Polk | 1373 | 17 |
| Union | 1361 | 21 |
| Sequatchie | 1325 | 18 |
| Humphreys | 1298 | 17 |
| Benton | 1296 | 34 |
| Lewis | 1260 | 20 |
| Meigs | 1107 | 16 |
| Stewart | 1030 | 20 |
| Jackson | 1025 | 20 |
| Perry | 932 | 24 |
| Houston | 925 | 22 |
| Clay | 906 | 26 |
| Moore | 785 | 8 |
| Pickett | 661 | 19 |
| Van Buren | 639 | 7 |
| Hancock | 393 | 6 |
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