Prattville man killed in Macon County pickup truck crash
Michael S. Vaughan, 63, of Prattville died when his pickup left Macon County Road 35 and hit an embankment near Notasulga, state troopers said.
Prattville is mourning Michael S. Vaughan, a 63-year-old resident who was killed after the pickup truck he was driving left the roadway in Macon County and struck an embankment. Alabama authorities identified Vaughan as the driver and said he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Troopers said the crash happened at about 9:40 p.m. Thursday, June 11, 2026, at the intersection of Macon County Road 35 and Alabama Highway 120, about six miles west of Notasulga. The vehicle was a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado C2500 pickup truck. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Vaughan was not wearing a seat belt.
ALEA’s Highway Patrol Division continued to investigate the circumstances of the wreck. No additional public details were released about weather, other vehicles or what caused the truck to leave the pavement before it struck the embankment.
The fatality is a local loss for Autauga County because Vaughan was from Prattville, even though the crash happened across the county line in Macon County. The stretch near Notasulga is a rural corridor where a roadway departure can turn deadly quickly, especially when a vehicle hits a fixed object at speed. It is also a reminder of how quickly a routine drive can become fatal on two-lane highways that connect River Region communities.
The crash underscores the safety message behind Alabama’s seat belt law, which requires front-seat occupants of passenger cars to be properly fastened while the vehicle is in motion. Nationally, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimated that seat belt use by adult front-seat passengers in 2024 was 91.2 percent. In this case, troopers said Vaughan was not belted, and the impact was severe enough that he died at the scene.
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