Search Continues For Missing Child After Fatal Crash In Fayette County

FAYETTE, AL — The search continues for a missing 1-year-old boy after a fatal crash in Fayette County last week claimed the lives of his father and sibling.

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The Fayette County Sheriff's Office says the accident occurred on Monday, Dec. 9, on Fayette County Road 73 near the Glen Allan community, resulting in the deaths of 40-year-old Steven Bradley Collins and 2-year-old Ryleigh Collins.

The mother of the 2-year-old was also an occupant of the vehicle and is currently listed in critical condition.

The day following the crash, law enforcement was also notified that the couple involved had another child that was unaccounted for. The Fayette County Sheriff's Office then said the missing child was identified as 1-year-old Kahleb Rowan Collins.

An Emergency Missing Child Alert was also issued Tuesday by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. The alert said Kahleb was last seen on Sept. 4 in Fayette County.

AL.com's Carol Robinson was first to report Tuesday that the boy’s grandfather has been charged with failure to report a missing child.

The criminal complaint cited by AL.com alleges that 55-year-old John Elton Bailey “failed to report a missing child by delaying to make or failing to cause to be made the report with willful and reckless disregard for the safety of the child and the child suffered serious bodily harm or death, to wit: physical injuries to the child and the child was removed from the home and taken to an unknown location and no report was made by any resident of the home.”

Investigators are asking those with any information regarding the whereabouts of Kahleb to contact the Fayette County Sheriff's Office.

Those wishing to report information are asked to call (205) 932-3205.

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