This resulted in the stretch of Crescent Ridge Road to be closed while wrecker crews work to recover the vehicle involved in the crash.

Troopers with ALEA’s Highway Patrol Division are on the scene investigating the circumstances surrounding the wreck.

It will be either Alabama or Auburn when Cedrick Simmons announces his commitment decision on Tuesday.

Simmons is a 2027 wide receiver, and he attends Selma High School in Selma, Alabama. The rising senior garners a three-star rating from most recruiting sites.

Auburn was the last program to host Simmons for an official visit. The Tigers’ coaching staff has shown Simmons they want what is best for their players.

“I love the coaches over there,” said Simmons. “They want the best for everybody over there. They are great at making their players the best they can be. I got two teammates up at Auburn right now, so they actually put me on with the wide receiver coach. At the time, it was Coach Davis, and he liked my playing style, and he offered me at a young age, and he believed in me early at a young age in the 10th grade.”

The Crimson Tide offered Simmons a few weeks ago after an impressive camp performance. He had been building a relationship with the Tide’s wide receiver coach Derrick Nix, since the spring.

“At first, me and coach Nix, we started building a relationship in the spring, and he told me he always liked my film,” Simmons said. “So, when I went to train there in person, and they saw my abilities, they went ahead and offered me. That was amazing. It felt so well-deserved and earned. I put the hard work in for it.”

Simmons told Touchdown Alabama the Tide was his leader after he officially visited Alabama earlier this month.

“What really stood out to me was learning about the standard they live by and why they’re always a top team in college football,” Simmons told Touchdown Alabama.

The 5-foot-10, 190-pounder is a physical and explosive wide receiver, and he is built like a linebacker. He is coming off a season where he had more than 2,000 receiving yards.

Justin Smith is the Managing Editor and Lead Writer for Touchdown Alabama Magazine with over 10 years of writing experience & expertise. Smith has consistently delivered high quality, extensively researched information on the University of Alabama’s Crimson Tide football team that fans can trust. Smith is official credentialed media with the University of Alabama under Touchdown Alabama Magazine. He is also the Director of Recruiting for Touchdown Enterprises, specializing in scouting and analyzing high school recruits around the nation, specifically focusing on recruits within the state of Alabama.

By Jim Stefkovich, Meteorologist, Alabama Emergency Management Agency

CLANTON – Sunday, 8:30 am, June 21, 2026

Today, scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are forecast mainly across the southern half of the state. Rainfall will generally be around 1 inch, but some spots could receive 2-4 inches, resulting in localized flooding.  Damaging wind gusts are not expected.

Little to no rainfall will occur tonight through Monday morning.  During the afternoon (and for the remainder of the week), we will be in a northwest flow aloft, with periodic clusters of storms (Mesoscale Convective Systems) moving from northwest to southeast across the state each day.

The timing for Monday’s activity is shown below.  A few damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph, and heavy rainfall that may produce localized flooding are the threats.

There will be breaks in the precipitation each day, allowing any flooding to subside.  However, due to saturated soils this week, it won’t take as much rainfall to produce additional flooding.  Finally, the timing for each cluster of storms after Monday is highly uncertain, both in timing and specific locations.