Authorities have released the name of a motorcyclist killed in a Midfield intersection crash. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim on Monday as 49-year-old Sean Caribe Avant of Birmingham.
Midfield police and fire medics responded to the wreck at 2:09 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Bessemer Super Highway and Wilkes Road. They found Avant critically injured and transported him to Princeton Baptist Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 2:57 p.m. Authorities reported no other serious injuries. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Traffic Accident Reconstruction Team is investigating.
This is not the first tragedy to befall the Avant family. In February 2020, Avant’s son, 18-year-old Sean Caribe Avant Jr., was found shot to death, days after being reported missing by his parents.