Montgomery Real-Time News
‘We need a lot of prayers’: Grieving continues after horrific Alabama crash that killed 10
Updated Jun 22, 2021; Posted Jun 21, 2021
By Carol Robinson | crobinson@al.com
The grief continues for those who lost loved ones in
the horrific weekend crash on an Alabama interstate, but amid the heartbreak is hope and help.
“The community has embraced us more than we could ever ask for,’' Michael Smith, CEO for the Alabama Sheriff’s Youth Ranches, said Monday. “We need all the support we can get but, more than that, we need a lot of prayers.”
The crash happened about 2:30 p.m. Saturday on Interstate 65 northbound in Butler County. According to ALEA state troopers, a total of 17 vehicles were involved and seven of those caught fire, including the 2017 Ford 15-passenger ranch van driven by Candice Gulley, director of the Tallapoosa campus.
Gulley was pulled to safety and is hospitalized in Montgomery in serious but stable condition. Two of Gulley’s children, 16-year-old Isabella, and 3-year-old Ben, died in the crash. Gulley’s two nephews, Josiah Dunnavant, 12, and 8-year-old Nicholas Dunnavant, also were killed.
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