Marshall County deputies announced they will increase patrol during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.

Extra deputies will be patrolling and targeting unsafe driving, drunk driving, use of seatbelts and distracted driving.

Officials hope to reduce the number of traffic accidents and identify unsafe driving.

They encourage drivers to have a safe holiday.

A Crossville man was killed after being injured in a single car accident.

It happened on Saturday around 7:25 p.m.

The Alabama Department of Public Safety said 38-year-old Roberto Carlos Orozco was driving on County Road 24. He was just west of Crossville when his vehicle ran off the road and hit the embankment.

Orozco was transported to Huntsville Hospital to treat his injuries. Orozco later died in the hospital on Sunday.

State troopers are investigating this accident.

By Jamel Lanee

Experts say consumers may see gas prices go up by $0.60 by this spring.

They project gas prices could be as high as $4 per gallon by May.

Nationally, prices have risen $0.19 in the past four weeks. Right now a gallon of unleaded is averaging $3.48. A year ago it was $3.12.

In Alabama, drivers are paying an average of $3.38 per gallon. That's about $0.10 more than they were paying a month ago.

Experts say there are many factors that may be contributing to the trend, including a drop in demand. More drivers are staying home to trim their fuel expenses. 

Also, unrest in the Middle East tends to drive up gas prices.

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