UPDATE: Auburn Tigers radio announcer Rod Bramblett, wife killed in auto accident

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UPDATE: According to the Opelika-Auburn News, Rod Bramblett has died as a result of injuries from an automobile accident in Auburn on Saturday.

Initially, according to multiple reports Saturday, Bramblett was critically injured in a two-vehicle accident Saturday night in Auburn. Also according to reports, his wife Paula was pronounced dead after being transported to East Alabama Medical Center.

According to an article by Opelika-Auburn News editor Troy Turner, the accident occurred on Shug Jordan Parkway at West Samford Avenue and Bramblett was airlifted to UAB Hospital in Birmingham.

Auburn University put out a statement asking the Auburn Family to keep the Bramblett family in your thoughts and prayers.

Turner’s report indicated that alcohol was not a factor in the accident according to Lee County Coroner Bill Harris.

@Jeff_Poor is a graduate of Auburn University, the editor of Breitbart TV and host of “The Jeff Poor Show” from 2-5 p.m. on WVNN in Huntsville.

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