LIMESTONE COUNTY, AL. (THECOUNT) — Samantha Riggs and Cody James Barnes have been identified as the victims in a triple-fatal crash in Limestone County, Louisiana Thursday night.
Passengers, Riggs, 25, and Barnes, 36, were both killed in a crash in near Athens Thursday night. Gregory Keith McCluskey, 40, the operator of the vehicle, was also killed in the crash.
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According to reports, Riggs and Barnes were traveling as passengers in a Pontiac G6 traveling on US-76 near Athens, when the vehicle came into contact with a GMC Sierra around 7 p.m. Thursday.
Riggs, Barnes and McCluskey were all pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries.
A crash report noted that none of the victims were wearing a seatbelt.
The unnamed driver of the GMC was transported to an area hospital in unknown condition.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Limestone County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the county’s population was 82,782. Its county seat is Athens. Its name comes from Limestone Creek, a local stream. Limestone County is included in the Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.