Race weekend is over and done with.
One traffic fatality was reported following the race, in the early morning hours on Monday. It appears that this had less to do with the race and more to do with the rainy weather.
A 23-year-old Chatom, Ala. woman named Lashawna Renee Jones, was killed and two others were injured when their vehicle left I-20 and hit a tree as they were headed eastbound at about the 170 mile marker on I-20. Candice Richardson, 21, and Austin Hall, 1, both of Deer Park, were taken to RMC.
Piedmont police also sent word that they busted a man on the 1000 block of Mack Alexander Road for making meth. DHR apparently asked police to search the house after they learned children lived at the residence.
Finally,
last night was the third in a series of Stop the Violence meetings hosted by Anniston Funeral Services. The ideas were flowing and so was some criticism. Though the discussion was very civil, the group seems to be metaphorically edging their way through a packed church pew trying to get to their seat while not stepping on too many toes.
I'm working on a couple of stories hoping to explore more about the problems affecting violence instead of the symptoms.
Here are some of the past stories on the Stop the Violence campaign. There is an unrelated anti-violence rally this weekend at Zinn Park beginning at 10 a.m.
