Victim in Hoover crash ID’d as 36-year-old man from Shelby Co.

HOOVER, Ala. (WBRC) - Officers with the Hoover Police Department are investigating a crash that happened July 1 on I-65 South.

The victim has been identified as Ignacio Enrique Rios Montoya of Maylene. He was 36.

Hoover PD received a call at 4:22 a.m. alerting them of a two-vehicle crash. When officers arrived, they found two vehicles, a 2019 Chevrolet Camaro and a 1970′s model Ford Maverick, in flames.

Montoya’s vehicle was reportedly stopped in a travel lane when it was hit in the rear by the Camaro.

According to reports, Montoya was trapped inside his vehicle and was pronounced dead on the scene. The driver of the Camaro had minor injuries that did not require hospitalization.

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