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Traffic Accident – Brock Road
Madison County Sheriff’s Office and County Fire are currently on the scene of a motor vehicle accident in the 174 Brock Road area involving two commercial semi-trucks, one of which has overturned.
Injuries have been reported. Alabama State Troopers have been contacted and are en route to assist with the investigation. The roadway is shut down at this time, and motorists are urged to avoid the area and seek alternate routes.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 6, 2026
Inmate Death Under Investigation at Madison County Jail Facility:
Madison County, Ala. — On January 5, 2026, inmate Williams Fails, 44, of Huntsville, was transferred to the Medical Unit of the Madison County Jail after reporting to
An autopsy was conducted, and preliminary findings indicate Fails likely suffered a cardiac event.
The investigation into his death remains ongoing, and official autopsy results from the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences are pending. Fails had been housed at the
Madison County Jail since December 6, 2025. He was charged by the Huntsville Police Department with Murder.
No further information is available at this time.
Contact:
Brent Patterson/ PIO
[email protected]
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