Deadly Gulf Shores car crash under investigation
has learned that the Gulf Shores Police Department confirmed a fatality after a car crashed into a retention pond.
Mobile business employee injured while trying to stop alleged shoplifter
The car arrived at a free-standing emergency room in Gulf Shores around 11:30 a.m. Monday morning and jumped the curb into the pond.
The victim's name has not been released.
This story is developing. News 5 will update this article as more information becomes available.
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