Breaking News: Auburn confirms Rod Bramblett and wife involved in fatal car wreck
The tweeter feed from the Auburn Tigers has asked for prayers for the voice of the Tigers, Rod Bramblett and family.
Rod Bramblett, the Voice of the Auburn Tigers, and his wife, Paula, were involved in a serious car accident early Saturday evening in Auburn. We ask the Auburn Family to keep the Bramblett family in your thoughts and prayers.
Full information has not been made public yet by the police, but there is a report of at least one fatality according to the Opelika news. The name has not yet been released. The accident was a two-vehicle accident near the intersection of Shug Jordan Parkway and West Samford.
Update: The Opelika-Auburn News is now confirming wife, Paula, was killed in the wreck. Rod Bramblett is in critical condition. A 16 year old driver has been taken to a local hospital with non life threatening injuries.
Our prayers and sympathy go out to the Bramblett family. Track’em Tigers will update as information becomes more available.
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