In the pre-dawn hours of Monday, June 23, 2025, a catastrophic single-vehicle crash unfolded along a quiet stretch of Depot Street near Possum Trot Lane, just two miles north of Riverside in St. Clair County, Alabama. The tragedy claimed the life of 34-year-old Vickie L. Franklin of Ragland and left William C. Talton, a 31-year-old…