Three killed in two separate monday accidents on I 59

Traffic on I-59 near Gadsden returned to normal Monday morning after a deadly crash involving multiple vehicles.  The southbound side of the interstate was shut down from mile marker 182 to Ashville after a car collided with an 18-wheeler around 2:30 a.m. Monday morning.  Troopers say that 26 year old Santos Reyes, of Rainbow City, was driving the wrong way on the interstate when he crashed about three miles south of Attalla.  Troopers believe Reyes was driving north in the southbound lanes when his vehicle collided with the 18-wheeler. He was killed in the crash. Investigators say Reyes was not wearing a seatbelt at the time and that alcohol may have been a factor. The driver of the 18-wheeler was not injured.  A second collision happened after police had arrived on the scene. An Attalla officer's car was struck after a Toyota Camry hit an oil slick and slid into the police car. A Ford Ranger then hit the same slick and struck the Camry. The officer was injured and transported to the hospital. Authorities say the officer will be out for a couple of days. The conditions of the people in the Camry and Ranger were not released.  In a separate accident Monday night authorities say that Two people were killed in a two-vehicle wreck in St. Clair County .  The wreck happened along Interstate 59 southbound at the 169 mile marker, near Steele, according to Alabama State Troopers spokesman Sgt. Steve Jarrett. Troopers were called to the wreck at 8:26 p.m., last night. Other details have not been available