Updated: January 12, 2018

A COLBERT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE DEPUTY AND AN INMATE WERE TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL AFTER A WRECK THIS MORNING. ACCORDING TO MEDIA REPORTS, THE INCIDENT OCCURRED JUST AROUND 5:30 A.M. AT THE INTERSECTION OF U.S. HIGHWAYS 72 AND 43 IN MUSCLE SHOALS.  INITIAL REPORTS INDICATE SOMEONE RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT THE DEPUTY'S CAR. THE WRECK IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.