Woman dies in fatal crash

WVAS | By Melanie Hogan

Published January 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM EST

Montgomery Police are reporting the identity of a woman killed Sunday in a traffic accident. MPD and Fire Medics responded on Sunday, January 19, 2025 around 2:45 a.m. in the 1000 block of Hall Street to a single-vehicle collision.

At the scene, the driver of an SUV, 44-year-old Nekiva Vonte Hardy of Montgomery, was transported to a local hospital where she later died. The investigation into this fatal crash is ongoing.

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Melanie began her career as a work study student, working in the areas of news reporting, anchoring and news-gathering. After graduating from Alabama State University, she worked as a production assistant at the local NBC affiliate, WSFA-TV. As a News Director at WVAS-FM, Melanie leads her team to produce award- winning newscasts and talk shows. Her professional achievements includes News Reporter of the Year for a number of years and awards for talk show producer, by the Alabama Broadcasters Association and the Associated Press. She is an active member of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. Her goals are to expand the reach of WVAS FM into more homes locally, regionally and nationally.

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