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Help find missing 22-year-old Kyle Jenkins, autistic with a brain injury
He was last seen on Sunday, October 6, 2024, in the area of 127th and Ashland in Calumet Park.
Kyle Jenkins, a 22-year-old autistic individual with a brain injury, has been reported missing.
He is in urgent need of his medication and must be returned to his loved ones.
Kyle is described as 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs approximately 140 pounds.
He was last seen on Sunday, October 6, 2024, in the area of 127th and Ashland in Calumet Park.
If you have any information regarding Kyle’s whereabouts, please contact the authorities immediately at 911 or reach out to ChitownCrimeChasers.
Let’s work together to bring Kyle home safely.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. — Authorities have identified the woman killed in a fatal crash Monday morning that also left a child injured in Jefferson County.
According to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office, the victim has been identified as 32-year-old Erica Nicole Austin, a resident of Birmingham.
The collision occurred early Monday morning and involved a passenger vehicle and a dump truck, said Center Point Fire District Chief Brandon Dahlen.
Emergency crews were dispatched to the scene shortly after the crash was reported.
Upon arrival, first responders found Austin critically injured. Despite efforts to assist, she was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:46 a.m.
A child who was traveling with Austin sustained injuries in the collision and was transported by Center Point Fire and Rescue to Children’s of Alabama for treatment. The child’s condition has not been released.
The driver of the dump truck was not injured, officials confirmed.
The impact of the collision led to a complete closure of the roadway for approximately five hours as authorities worked to investigate the scene and clear the wreckage.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Accident Reconstruction Team is leading the investigation to determine the circumstances that led to the deadly crash.
No additional details have been released at this time.