BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Two people from Alabama died in a wreck in Florida over the Fourth of July weekend, the Florida Highway Patrol reports.
Jackson Cunningham, 20, of Hoover, was killed while crossing the road in Perdido Key on Saturday. According to NorthEscambia.com, the crash happened at 3 a.m. Saturday involving a driver of an unmarked Escambia County Sheriff’s Department vehicle.
“We can confirm the vehicle involved was an unmarked Escambia County Patrol Car with the law enforcement officer returning home from an off-duty job,” the FHP said in a statement. “The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office employee was not actively patrolling nor on duty.”…