A truck driver was charged with manslaughter following a double fatality crash in Thomasville, Alabama, on Tuesday.

The crash occurred shortly before noon on May 6 on southbound Highway 43 at the South Industrial Park Drive intersection in Thomasville.

According to a news release from the Thomasville Police Department (TPD), “a loaded semi truck and trailer struck four vehicles from behind that were stopped for a red light…”

Ashley Marie Springer McDonald, 37, and Woodie Earl Beck III, 53, died at the scene.

Four other people were hospitalized with non life-threatening injuries.

The semi truck involved was owned by Chicago-based 4 US Transportation Company, police say.

There were two men inside the truck at the time of the crash, driver Andrii Dmyterko, 45, and Denys Kucher, 31. According to TPD, both men were in the U.S. on work visas.

Dmyterko was booked into the Clarke County Jail and issued two counts of Vehicular Manslaughter.

The case remains under investigation and additional charges could be issued.

A social media user captured the moment of the crash. View with caution.

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