Jose Daniel Hernandez Reyes, 21, of Lithia Springs, Georgia, died early Sunday morning after being struck by a vehicle on Interstate 20 in St. Clair County, Alabama.
According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, the incident happened around 12:02 a.m. on September 20 near mile marker 152 within the Cook Springs city limits.
Reyes and 22-year-old Jennisfer Vanessa Vasquez, also of Lithia Springs, had been involved in an earlier crash and had exited their vehicle.
Reyes was standing in the roadway when a 2025 Toyota Camry struck him. The Camry then struck an unoccupied 2014 Nissan Sentra that was stationary in the roadway before hitting Vasquez.
Reyes suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Vasquez was transported to UAB Hospital for treatment.
The driver of the Toyota Camry was identified by authorities as 19-year-old Johnson A. Ikuru of Lawrenceville, Georgia.
The circumstances surrounding the initial crash and the subsequent collision remain under investigation by Alabama law enforcement authorities.
For Reyes' family, friends, and loved ones, his death marks the sudden loss of a 21-year-old life following a chain of events that unfolded in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The investigation remains ongoing as authorities work to establish the full circumstances of the incident.
