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Winston County Public Safety
Injury rollover crash at CR 41 and CR 3705 in Winston Co.
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10/20/2026 06:12 AM
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Addison, AL
A single-vehicle rollover with injuries was reported at County Road 41 and County Road 3705 in Winston County. A patient had a head injury, altered mental status and breathing trouble; extrication was requested.
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Incident Timeline
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Pickup leaves rural Winston County road, overturns and hits tree
On a Tuesday morning, a pickup truck traveling on Winston County Road 41 near County Road 3705 left the roadway, struck a culvert, went airborne, overturned and then hit a tree in a rural area north of Addison. The driver, an adult man who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from the vehicle in the crash.
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911 dispatch alerts Addison first responders to rollover crash with injuries
Shortly after the crash, Winston County 911 dispatched Addison first responders to a reported single-vehicle rollover with injuries at the intersection of County Road 41 and County Road 3705. Dispatch repeated the alert, confirmed the rural address location, and advised that the incident was a one-vehicle motor vehicle accident rollover with injuries, noting that 911 and area medical resources were being notified.
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Addison fire units respond as caller reports severe head and breathing injuries
Addison Fire Department units reported en route to their station and then to the crash scene, including FD2, FD15, Rescue One and Engine One. Dispatch relayed information from a passerby that the driver had a head injury, altered mental status and difficulty breathing, and advised that Echo 911, ground EMS and an air medical helicopter were being notified due to the severity of the injuries.
00:41Winston County Public SafetyThis transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate.00:00Addison FD two is en route to the station.00:01Copy, Addison FD two en route to the station.00:03FD 15 en route.00:05Copy FD 15 in route.00:06301, 600.00:07301.00:08Be 10-84 that 10-50 until you get a unit on scene.00:1110-4.00:12Go ahead.00:13You need some assistance.00:14Yeah, go ahead.00:15Head this way if you don't mind.00:1610-4. Break.00:17Central FD2 911, can you drop me that active and show me a show rescue one en route?00:25Addison Rescue One will be en route with one.00:27Copy Addison.00:28Be advised, patient is.00:29We spoke with the passerby caller.00:31Patient was presenting with a head injury, altered mental status, difficulty breathing.00:36Echo 911 was notified.00:38The Rams and Air Evac are also being notified.00:40Step one. -
Air Evac helicopter launched as responders anticipate extrication
Dispatch confirmed that an Air Evac helicopter was inbound from Cullman with an estimated 18-minute arrival and asked Addison Fire about landing options near the rural crash site. As law enforcement arrived, they reported that extrication would likely be needed, that they could not tell if anyone else was in the overturned vehicle, and requested cutting tools while also asking that County Road 41 be shut down in both directions to make room for rescue vehicles and ensure scene safety.
00:47Winston County Public SafetyThis transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate.00:00911 to Addison Fire, can you uh helicopter land there?00:04I'm saying.00:05Am I sure? I'm not there yet.00:0610-4.00:07911 to Addison Fire, Air Evac 15 is inbound from Coleman with a 18-minute ETA.00:1310-4, thank you ma'am.00:1410-4. Three hundred and one to come.00:15Three hundred and one.00:16The advised fire 911 .00:18We're going to need extrication.00:19Can't tell if anybody else is in the vehicle.00:21We're going to need something to cut into it to make sure.00:2410-4. 911, copy direct.00:26911 to Addison Fire.00:27Go ahead.00:28PD is advising it's probably going to be an extrication.00:31You're going to need tools.00:32Unknown if there is another passenger.00:3410-4, thank you.00:35Three hundred and one to go.00:37Three hundred and one. Three hundred and one.00:38And shut down forty-one north and south before we have room to get all the rescue vehicles in here.00:43ETA on the two.00:44They were notified at the time of the call.00:46Could not provide me an ETA. -
Friendship Baptist Church chosen as landing zone as fire and rescue arrive
Addison Fire coordinated with 911 and designated the parking lot at Friendship Baptist Church as the landing zone for Air Evac 15, with FD5 serving as ground contact. As the helicopter reported being about 10 minutes out, Rescue One and Addison Engine One arrived on scene with fire crews marking the landing area with a fire truck, and Air Evac 15 soon reported on the ground while responders worked to free and treat the driver.
01:03Winston County Public SafetyThis transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate.00:00This is FD1 to 911.00:02Go ahead.00:03Area back at Friendship Baptist Church and FD5 will be your ground contact.00:07Copy, sending area back to Friendship and FD5 is ground contact.00:11Copy, have you on scene.00:1241 to Addison Fire, area that 15 is 10 minutes out.00:16Central Rescue One to Nine One, show me on scene with Addison Fire.00:20Ten Four Central.00:21Addison Engine One, show me on scene.00:22Copy Addison Engine One on scene.00:24Area back 15 , area back 152 as far.00:27Area back 15 , area back 152 .00:36Winston County 9112 , area back 15 .00:42Winston County, go ahead, this is area.00:43Can you switch over to fire frequency?00:4610-4, we'll try that.00:47Area 15, area 15 to Addison fire.00:49Area 15, 15-55, I got you inside.00:52I got the fire line marked with a with a fire truck.00:55Can you have an open parking lot to land in?00:57This is AC in a few.00:5875 to 911.01:00Go ahead, 5.01:01Back is on the ground.01:02Copy, has area back on the ground. -
On-scene crews coordinate patient transfer and wrap up rescue operations
As the response continued, on-scene personnel discussed where the patient would be taken while they completed extrication and medical care. A unit reported being 10-23, indicating arrival or status on scene, as crews prepared the injured driver for transfer to awaiting medical transport.
00:04Winston County Public SafetyThis transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate.00:00I don't really know. I think they probably will bring them here.00:02I'll figure it out.00:0310-23. -
Rescue unit clears while fire and sheriff’s office remain on scene
After the primary rescue work and patient transfer were completed, Rescue One advised 911 that it was back in service while Addison Fire remained at the crash site. Dispatch confirmed which Winston County rescue unit and the Winston County Sheriff’s Office were on scene as they continued to manage the roadway and investigate the rollover.
00:22Winston County Public SafetyThis transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate.00:00Rescue one to 911 .00:04Go ahead, rescue one.00:05All central, be back in service.00:06Addison fire remaining on scene.00:08Ten four, central.00:09Have you back in service.00:10Addison fire remain on scene.00:11Do you know which medic unit got on scene?00:13Last traffic, 911.00:15Do you know which Winston County rescue unit got on scene?00:18Yes, they're on scene and Winston County Sheriff's Office on scene.00:22Okay, we're thankful. -
Driver dies from injuries as state troopers investigate fatal crash
Despite the extensive response by local fire, rescue, ground EMS and an air medical crew, the adult driver was pronounced deceased at the scene from injuries suffered when the pickup left the road, went airborne, overturned and struck a tree. Alabama state troopers opened an investigation into the single-vehicle crash on Winston County Road 41 near County Road 3705, and reported that the driver had not been using a seat belt at the time of the collision.
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