Alligator Causes Fatal Car Accident

An alligator caused an accident that resulted in the death of a driver on Highway 170 in Jasper County Friday night.

According to police, Newell swerved to miss an alligator that was in the middle of Highway 170 when he struck a bus carrying passengers around 10:45 p.m. Friday.

Newell was pronounced dead at the scene. The alligator was also killed in the accident.

A passenger on the bus, Edward Hubbard, said he was thrown from his seat on the bus when the collision occurred.

The occupants of the bus credit the bus driver for keeping them safe.