A wreck along U.S. Highway 31 in Cullman early Friday injured the driver of one vehicle and overturned another, trapping its two occupants inside.

The accident, which occurred at approximately 9:50 a.m., injured 20 year-old Jesse Alldredge of Cullman when his vehicle — a 2000 Ford Ranger truck traveling south on Highway 31 — left the roadway and collided with an occupied 2012 Chevrolet Silverado parked at Hardee’s restaurant in the Cullman Shopping Center.

The impact was forceful enough to overturn the Silverado, trapping its driver, 44 year-old Robert Walker of Cullman, as well as a juvenile passenger, inside.

Responders from Cullman EMS and the Cullman Fire Department assisted Cullman police at the scene, extracting driver and passenger from the the vehicle.

Walker and the juvenile passenger did not sustain major injury and were taken to CRMC in a private vehicle, according to Cullman patrol officer Joey Duncan. Alldredge was transported by ambulance to CRMC.

“The timely response and assistance from Cullman EMS and Cullman Fire were a great help to us in working the accident, especially in assisting with the entrapment,” said Duncan.

According to police, Walker and the juvenile were wearing set belts at the time of the crash; Alldredge was not wearing a seat belt.

* Benjamin Bullard can be reached by phone at 256-734-2131 ext. 145.