On May 23, 2014, two tractor trailers, one carrying approximately 40,000 lbs of oil and grease products collided on the bridge and were fully engulfed in fire. There was one fatality. On-Scene Coordinator (OSC) Francendese, Alabama Department of Environmental Management State OSC and United States Coast Guard (USCG) Sector Mobile responded. Minimal amounts of oil left the bridge and entered the river below. River assessment teams determined that the amount of oil that entered the river was non-recoverable. Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) contracted with a response contractor through their emergency response program to remediate the scene. OSC Francendese demobilized and ADEM State OSC provided oversight of remaining clean-up operations.
