By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com

LAKEVIEW, Ala. — A two-vehicle crash claimed two lives yesterday in the Lakeview community.

The crash occurred at 11:40 AM at the intersection of DeKalb County Road 400 and Alabama Highway 75, more commonly known as Hammonds Crossroads.

Emily Rae Denham, 19 of Dutton, and her passenger, Cody Austin Martin, 20 of Pisgah, were pronounced dead on the scene after Denham's 2015 Nissan Altima collided with a 2020 Mack tractor-trailer. The driver of the Mack truck was not injured.

No further information is available at this time as ALEA Troopers continue to investigate.