12-year-old boy dead following single-vehicle crash in Phenix City
A 12-year-old boy is dead after a single-vehicle crash Saturday in Phenix City, according to Russell County Coroner Arthur Sumbry Jr.
Sumbry said the victim, Allen Wray, was riding in the vehicle around 5 a.m. when it struck a tree on Pine Ridge Trail in Phenix City.
The child was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:23 a.m., according to Sumbry.
Sumbry said the child’s body will be sent to the Alabama Department of Forensic Science in Montgomery for an autopsy.
The driver’s condition was not immediately known.
This story will be updated as new information becomes available.
This story was originally published March 30, 2026 at 11:43 AM.
Kelby Hutchison
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer