Tallapoosa County Girls Ranch — a youth home operated by the Alabama Sheriffs Association that takes in abused and neglected children, including foster children.The van erupted into flames on Saturday after a multi-vehicle wreck along a wet Interstate 65, located about 35 miles south of Montgomery, as Tropical Depression Claudette ravaged the area.
The van was heading back to the ranch after a week at the beach in Gulf Shores. Ranch Director Candice Gulley was the van’s only survivor.
She was pulled from the flames by a bystander. Gulley remained hospitalized Sunday in Montgomery in serious but stable condition.
Two of the dead in the van were her children, ages 4 and 16. Four others were ranch residents and two were guests, according to.