The city of Huntsville is set to pay $256,500 to the widow of a Public Works employee killed in a crash back in July.

The Huntsville City Council voted to approve this settlement during Thursday night's city council meeting.

Hank Hornbuckle was a passenger in a vehicle with two other city employees on U.S. 231 in Marshall County when they left the roadway, overturned, and struck a tree. Hornbuckle died at the scene. The two other city employees were injured and taken to Huntsville Hospital.

Here is the city of Huntsville's statement regarding the settlement:

“The City of Huntsville has reached an agreement with the widow of Hank Hornbuckle to settle her claim arising out of the tragic motor vehicle accident of July 1, 2025, in which Mr. Hornbuckle died, and two other City employees wer

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