Ardmore woman killed in wreck

Published 2:48 pm Tuesday, September 22, 2020

An Ardmore woman has been identified as the victim of a wreck Tuesday morning involving a Peterbilt dump truck, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.

Christina Nichole Bustamente, 40, was killed when her 1992 Jeep Cherokee was struck by a 2000 Peterbilt dump truck, ALEA Senior Trooper Derek Campbell said. The wreck occurred around 9:30 a.m. on Toney School Road, about 8 miles north of Huntsville.

The United States Postal Service’s Toney office confirmed Bustamente was on duty as a postal service worker when the wreck occurred. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the Peterbilt was not injured, Campbell said. The crash is still under investigation.