Sumter County Woman Killed in Wreck Outside Demopolis, Alabama

A Sumter County woman was killed early Saturday morning in a single-car accident outside of Demopolis, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency State Troopers have confirmed.

Reginal King, a spokesperson for the Troopers in West Alabama, said the victim, 28-year-old Amber Rose Killings, was a passenger in a 2012 Ford Fusion being driven by a 24-year-old man from Gallion, Alabama.

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The car left Marengo County Road 57 just before 3 a.m. Saturday and struck several trees.

Killings, who was from Coatopa, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.

The driver was injured and transported to a nearby hospital for treatment, King said.

The wreck took place approximately 10 miles west of Demopolis around 2:50 a.m.

No other details were released Saturday afternoon, and King said Troopers with ALEA's Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate the deadly accident.

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