Reform Man Killed in Pickens County Crash

Reform Man Killed in Pickens County Crash

Getty Images

A 33-year-old Reform man is dead after an accident on Alabama State Road 17 on Monday.

ABC33/40 News reports Christoper S. Byrd was killed in the fatal collision that happened around 4:20 p.m. on May 11.

Byrd's 2011 Chevrolet Silverado collided head-on with a Peterbilt tractor-trailer about six miles outside of Reform. Byrd, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from his truck.

The driver of the tractor-trailer, 57-year-old Claude W. Robinson, was taken to Baptist Memorial-Golden Triangle Hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, for treatment.

Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency's Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate the crash. No further details are available at this time.

Alabama Traffic Accidents: Facts You Need to Know

How many accidents happen on Alabama roadways every year?

How many fatal accidents involve impaired drivers or those without seatbelts?

Check out the latest (2023) statistics from the Alabama Department of Transportation's 'Drive Safe' campaign.

Gallery Credit: Meg Dowdy

Top Stories from the Tuscaloosa Thread (5/4 - 5/11)

Ten of the top stories published on the Tuscaloosa Thread during the 18th week of 2026.

Gallery Credit: (Stephen Dethrage | Tuscaloosa Thread)

Filed Under: Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Pickens County, Reform
Categories: Traffic

More From Tuscaloosa Thread