Father, son killed in head-on collision with each other

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Jeffrey Morris Brasher, 50, and Austin Blaine Brasher, 22, were killed in a head-on car collision with each other
Alabama state troopers said alcohol is a factor in the fatal car crash
The father's Ford pickup collided with his son's Chevrolet on Fayette County 49

By Associated Press

Published: 19:53 EST, 18 February 2017 | Updated: 13:59 EST, 19 February 2017

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A father and son have been killed in a head-on collision with each other in Fayette County, Alabama.

Alabama state troopers say alcohol is a factor in the crash that killed 50-year-old Jeffrey Morris Brasher and 22-year-old Austin Blaine Brasher. They both lived in Bankston, about 67 miles west of Birmingham.

Troopers say the crash occurred around 4.10am on Saturday on Fayette County 49, one mile west of Winfield, when the 2006 Ford pickup the elder Brasher was driving collided with his son's 2004 Chevrolet.

Jeffrey Morris Brasher, 50, and Austin Blaine Brasher, 22, were killed in a head-on car collision with each other early Saturday morning

Neither man was wearing a seatbelt, Al.com reported.

Jeffrey Brasher was pronounced dead at the scene. Austin Brasher was transported to UAB Hospital in Birmingham where he died at 9.18am.

Troopers continue to investigate the cause of the crash.

One family member, Jennifer Brasher, took to Facebook to express her distress at the death's of Jeffrey and Austin.

Posting a link to her timeline, she asked 'Can this all be just a dream?'.

The father and son lived in Bankston, and neither were wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash

And in another emotional post, Brasher called them both 'her guardian angels now' and said that she 'misses them so much already'.

Another family member, Pam Brasher, said she was devastated to lose them in such a tragic accident.

'Our hearts are broken while our faith remains in Him. There are no words to describe the heartbreaking loss of losing both Jeff Brasher and Austin Brasher. There is peace in knowing they are together but our hearts are heavy knowing that they are know longer here with us. '

The crash occurred on Fayette County 49, one mile west of Winfield, where the 2006 Ford pickup the elder Brasher was driving collided with his son's 2004 Chevrolet