LOWNDES COUNTY, AL. (THECOUNT) — Michael Jacob Stevenson, 23, of Missouri City, Texas, and Meichele R. Parker, 52, of Greenville, Alabama, have been identified as the victims in a Wednesday night double-fatal wrong-way vehicle crash in Lowndes County.

Stevenson, 23, and 52-year-old Parker, were both killed in a two-vehicle crash near Letohatchee Wednesday night.

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According to reports, Stevenson was operating a Hyundai Veracruz on Interstate 65 in Letohatchee, when Hyundai was struck head-on by a Ford Expedition, operated by parker around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.

It is unknown why Parker was driving the wrong-way.

Both Stevenson and Parker were pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Lowndes County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,299. Its county seat is Hayneville. The county is named in honor of William Lowndes, a member of the United States Congress from South Carolina – Wikipedia.