One person killed in I-20 Crash

A two-vehicle crash on Interstate 20 West in St. Clair County left one person dead Thursday afternoon.  The accident occurred around 2 p.m. near mile marker 148, where a Ford Mustang and a truck collided, killing one person. Troopers closed two of three westbound lanes for a little over an hour before reopening the interstate shortly after 3 p.m. Troopers report that 36-year-old Tawana Whitaker of Birmingham was pronounced dead at the scene. A press release from Senior Trooper Reginal King stated she was not wearing a seat belt.  Edward Chas Gladney, 65, also of Birmingham was not hurt. He was driving a 1995 International.  Alabama State Troopers are investigating the crash.