Spanish Fort girls basketball coach dies in car accident

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Posted 1/20/17

Spanish Fort head girls basketball coach Thad Akins was killed in an automobile collision with a tractor trailer on I-65 near Fort Deposit Thursday night.

According to a release from the Alabama …

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Spanish Fort girls basketball coach dies in car accident

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Spanish Fort head girls basketball coach Thad Akins was killed in an automobile collision with a tractor trailer on I-65 near Fort Deposit Thursday night.

According to a release from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, the crash occurred at 9:50 p.m. near mile marker 153.

Akins previously served as a coach at Gulf Shores High School and Horseshoe Bend.

Spanish Fort High Principal Brian Williamson said in a press release that his school was sad to lose a member of their family.

"It is with an extremely heavy heart that I announce to you that Coach Thad Akins, our Head Girl's Basketball Coach, passed away in a tragic automobile accident last night," Williamson wrote. "Thad was a true Toro at heart and loved our school and our students more than you could imagine. Today, we have additional staff on hand to be there for our students and ensure that they are taken care of. Spanish Fort is such a tight knit community where we all love and take care of one another. Thad fit perfectly into this family as he loved and cared about our students just as much as he did his own children.

"I ask that you be understanding and patient with our school throughout this grieving period. More importantly, I ask that you keep Thad's family in your thoughts and prayers."