Demopolis man dies from injuries sustained in car accident

Demopolis Public Safety Director Tommie Reese confirms that Earl Lee “Monk” Lewis, 52, of Demopolis has succumbed to his injuries following a traffic accident.

On Monday, Jan. 29 at approximately 6 p.m., the Demopolis police and fire departments were dispatched to a two vehicle accident with injuires at the intersection of U.S. Highway 80 and U.S. Highway 43.

Reese said that a tractor-trailer truck owned by Tuggle Trucking collided with a tan pickup truck, causing severe damage to the passenger’s side. Reese stated that the driver and the passenger of the pickup were transported by ambulance to Bryan Whitfield emergency room for treatment. Lewis was the passenger of the pickup truck. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured in the accident.

The cause of the accident is still under investigation. Reese asks the community to keep the Lewis and Mitchell families in its prayers.