Fredrick Lee Blakely

Murdered

On January 30, 2014, 40-year-old Fredrick Lee Blakely was fatally shot following a vehicular incident near Exit 100 on southbound Interstate 20/59 in Lake View, Alabama. The confrontation began with a high-speed race between Blakely and another driver, Roderick Dale Washington Jr., which culminated in a collision. After the crash, Washington allegedly shot Blakely, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

Initially, Washington was charged with capital murder. However, on December 3, 2015, ...Read More

AL.com: Police: high-speed interstate race may have led to murder in Lake View Thursday; suspect in custody

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