17-Year-Old Irondale Male Seriously Injured In Washington County Car Accident

(Washington County) A 17-year-old male was seriously injured in a car accident in Washington County Wednesday afternoon. The accident happened on Route ‘U’, a half mile south of Ember Road, when the juvenile from Irondale traveled off the right side of the road and struck a tree. The teenager’s 2005 Dodge Neon was totaled and the 17-year-old was taken to Mercy Hospital South. The accident happened around 4:40 Wednesday afternoon.