From Tribune staff reportsCALHOUN COUNTY — A multi-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 11:35 a.m. Friday, Jan. 12, has claimed the life of an Oxford man, according to Corporal Reginal M. King of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. Cristian Soto, 22, was critically injured when the 2017 Ford Fusion he was driving collided head-on with the 2004 Peterbilt tractor-trailer driven by a 63-year-old Dakota City, Neb. After the initial collision, the Ford struck the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado pickup driven by a 21-year-old Oxford nab. “Soto was transported to UAB Hospital in Birmingham, where he later succumbed to injuries and was pronounced deceased,” King said. The crash occurred on Airport Road, less than one mile west of Oxford, in Calhoun County.
