Alabama Officer Dies After Car Wreck

A Huntsville (AL) Police Department officer who was involved in a wreck late last month has died.

April 9, 2018

Officer Keith Earle died after sustaining injuries in a car wreck on duty Mar. 26. (Photo: Huntsville PD)

A Huntsville (AL) Police Department officer who was involved in a wreck late last month has died.

A spokesperson with the Huntsville Police Department confirms 46-year-old Keith Earle died at the hospital on Monday, reports WAAY.

Earle was involved in a head-on collision March 26 at Pulaski Pike and Grizzard Road while on duty. As of April 4, he was still in Huntsville Hospital and police said at the time he was in stable condition.

It was unclear whether Earle died from injuries sustained in the wreck or some other medical reason.

Earle was a 26-year veteran of the Huntsville Police Department.

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