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BAY MINETTE, Ala. (WKRG) — One person is dead after a crash in Baldwin County early New Year’s Day, Bay Minette Police Chief Jimmy Stracener said.
According to a Bay Minette Police Department Facebook post, officers responded to Alabama Highway 59 at McMillan Avenue at about 3:30 a.m. for a report of a vehicle fire.
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When officers arrived, they discovered the fire was the result of a one-vehicle crash. They also discovered the crash had caused one fatality…