Three people were killed in weekend crashes in Jefferson County, including an 84-year-old woman involved in a head-on crash Sunday in Vestavia Hills.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the fatality victims as Leasi M. Carranza Crookshank of Vestavia Hills, Michael Wayne Wideman, 67, of Pinson, and Antonio Andrea Payne, Jr., 41, of Birmingham.
The crash involving Crookshank happened at 12:53 p.m. Sunday on U.S. 31 between Shades Crest Road and Brookwood Baptist Medical Center.
Authorities said one of the drivers entered the roadway from the hospital driving southbound in the northbound lane.
Crookshank was taken to UAB Hospital where she was pronounced dead at 8:15 p.m.
The crash remains under investigation by Vestavia Hills police.
Payne was involved in a two-vehicle wreck at 12:25 a.m. Sunday on Finley Avenue at Fourth Place West.
Additional details of the crash have not been released, but Payne was pronounced dead on the scene at 12:41 a.m.
Birmingham police are investigating.
Wideman was also involved in a two-vehicle crash. That wreck happened at 1:36 p.m. Saturday on Marsh Mountain Road at Shadow Ridge Parkway in Pinson.
He was taken to UAB Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 2:47 p.m.
No further details have been released.
Wideman’s death is under investigation by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
