According to ALEA, a multi-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, has claimed the life of a Theodore man.

Christopher D. Balthaser, 21, was fatally injured when the 2019 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle that he was operating was struck by a 2006 Chevrolet Avalanche driven by Jonathan V. Wheeler Jr., 21, also of Theodore.

After the initial collision, an 18-year-old juvenile, operating a 2003 Yamaha motorcycle was also struck by the Avalanche and transported to a local area hospital.

Balthaser was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The crash occurred on Old Pascagoula Road, approximately four miles west of Mobile city limits, in Mobile County.