Fatal Accident on US Highway 278 in Cherokee County AL

February 11th, 2021 – 11:25 AM

WEIS Radio –

(Via WEIS Radio) A single-vehicle accident occurring on Tuesday evening in Cherokee County Alabama claimed the life of a Piedmont man.

According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency accident report the wreck took place at around 6:20pm on U.S. Highway 278 near mile marker 163.

Danny Archer, 73, apparently lost control of the 2019 Toyota he was driving, as he rounded a curve – with the vehicle leaving the roadway and going down an embankment resulting in fatal injuries.

That wreck remains under investigation by Alabama State Troopers.

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