AL KAHLEB COLLINS: Missing from Fayette County, AL - Sept 2024 - Age 1 *Not Reported *ARRESTS*

1-year-old Alabama boy missing after crash killed father and 2-year-old sister, critically injured mom

Since the Dec. 8 single-vehicle wreck, 1-year-old Kahleb Rowan Collins has been missing.

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1-year-old Alabama boy missing after crash killed father and 2-year-old sister, critically injured mom​

A 1-year-old boy is missing more than a week after a wreck killed his father and 2-year-old sister in Fayette County, authorities said Monday.

Since the Dec. 8 single-vehicle wreck, which also left the child’s mother in critical condition, 1-year-old Kahleb Rowan Collins has been unaccounted for, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office said.

Steven Bradley Collins, 40, of Jasper, and 2-year-old Ryleigh Collins died after the wreck on Fayette County Road 73 near the Glen Allan community, the sheriff’s office said.

Steven Collins, who died at a local hospital on Dec. 9, was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the wreck. Ryleigh was unrestrained at the time of the incident and pronounced dead at the scene.

A day after the wreck, authorities were told that Collins and the critically injured mother had another child that was unaccounted for.

Authorities did not state whether the child was Kahleb was believed to be in the wreck at the time of the single-vehicle crash.


MEDIA - KAHLEB COLLINS: Missing from Fayette County, AL - Sept 2024 - Age 1 *Not Reported

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Authorities suspect toddler missing for months before parents' fatal crash in Alabama

Reports that Kahleb was unaccounted for came after his parents and two-year-old sister were in a fatal car crash on Dec. 8.

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Authorities suspect toddler missing for months before parents' fatal crash in Alabama
State investigators from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) and the State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) have joined the search for a missing one-year-old child after a fatal crash.

The Fayette County Sheriff's office identified the toddler as Kahleb Rowan Collins in the first news release on the case since the search began several days ago. No photos of the toddler were provided.

Reports that Kahleb was unaccounted for came after his parents and two-year-old sister were in a fatal car crash on Dec. 8. His father Steven Collins and sister Ryleigh were killed; his mother Wendy Bailey remains in ICU at UAB Hospital in critical condition.

It is believed the child was not in the truck at the time of the crash; the site was thoroughly searched according to a county official. Information indicates the toddler may have been missing two months before the wreck and it was not reported to authorities.

Law enforcement was notified the day after the crash that the couple had another child and no one knew where he was.

When speaking with neighbors, one told WBMA she knew the couple had a son but only saw their young daughter. When they asked where Kahleb was a few months ago, the father said he had gone to live with relatives because he was sick. The parents told family members that Kahleb had health issues, and at one point, the toddler was said to be staying with a family friend.

"Our son is not doing well. He is not growing and has major back issues," Steven Collins said in a Nov. 6 Facebook post. "His organs are growing but not in his body. He has to have surgery at some point. Keep him in your prayers."

A neighbor reported investigators were digging around the property on Highway 129 where the family lived. It is not known if anything was found.

Sources also told WBMA that a relative who lived at the house had been arrested by Fayette County investigators on charges he failed to report a missing child.

The sheriff's office and district attorney have not returned calls for additional details.

The fatal vehicle crash was less than a mile from the family's home on a winding two-lane road, Fayette County 73. Crash investigation markers reveal the path the truck took when it left the roadway and hit a tree. There were no visible skid marks Monday more than a week after the crash.

According to an initial news release about the fatal crash, none of the occupants were wearing seatbelts.

 

[Kimster]

Another baby who has been missing for who-knows-how-long. I hope this one gets resolved because in these cases, they rarely are found.

 

[Guess Who]

Authorities suspect toddler missing for months before parents' fatal crash in Alabama

Reports that Kahleb was unaccounted for came after his parents and two-year-old sister were in a fatal car crash on Dec. 8.

kmph.com

Authorities suspect toddler missing for months before parents' fatal crash in Alabama
State investigators from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) and the State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) have joined the search for a missing one-year-old child after a fatal crash.

The Fayette County Sheriff's office identified the toddler as Kahleb Rowan Collins in the first news release on the case since the search began several days ago. No photos of the toddler were provided.

Reports that Kahleb was unaccounted for came after his parents and two-year-old sister were in a fatal car crash on Dec. 8. His father Steven Collins and sister Ryleigh were killed; his mother Wendy Bailey remains in ICU at UAB Hospital in critical condition.

It is believed the child was not in the truck at the time of the crash; the site was thoroughly searched according to a county official. Information indicates the toddler may have been missing two months before the wreck and it was not reported to authorities.

Law enforcement was notified the day after the crash that the couple had another child and no one knew where he was.

When speaking with neighbors, one told WBMA she knew the couple had a son but only saw their young daughter. When they asked where Kahleb was a few months ago, the father said he had gone to live with relatives because he was sick. The parents told family members that Kahleb had health issues, and at one point, the toddler was said to be staying with a family friend.

"Our son is not doing well. He is not growing and has major back issues," Steven Collins said in a Nov. 6 Facebook post. "His organs are growing but not in his body. He has to have surgery at some point. Keep him in your prayers."

A neighbor reported investigators were digging around the property on Highway 129 where the family lived. It is not known if anything was found.

Sources also told WBMA that a relative who lived at the house had been arrested by Fayette County investigators on charges he failed to report a missing child.

The sheriff's office and district attorney have not returned calls for additional details.

The fatal vehicle crash was less than a mile from the family's home on a winding two-lane road, Fayette County 73. Crash investigation markers reveal the path the truck took when it left the roadway and hit a tree. There were no visible skid marks Monday more than a week after the crash.

According to an initial news release about the fatal crash, none of the occupants were wearing seatbelts.

Seems they are also highly suspecting the wreck to be murder/suicide now.

 

[Guess Who]

Mom's fb. Notice the pic of the baby that was posted June 3 AND posted that she got engaged to the dad on the same day. Also notice how they are dressed and the trees and that they are in Alabama. This pic was taken much earlier than June. Were they starting a coverup on this date and got engaged that day? Has this baby really been missing since June???

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Dad's fb
Looks like people might have been questioning him by this date of where the baby is by this date in November

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[Guess Who]

Rut roh!

Grandfather charged with failing to report 1-year-old missing months before wreck killed father, sister

Kahleb Rowan Collins' mother, 22-year-old Wendy “Pam” Bailey, remains in critical condition after she was injured in the wreck.

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The boy’s grandfather, 55-year-old John Elton Bailey, is charged with failure to report a missing child, according to court records.
Charging documents against Bailey say he committed the alleged crime on Sept. 10 in Fayette County.

 

[Kimster]

Mom's fb. Notice the pic of the baby that was posted June 3 AND posted that she got engaged to the dad on the same day. Also notice how they are dressed and the trees and that they are in Alabama. This pic was taken much earlier than June. Were they starting a coverup on this date and got engaged that day? Has this baby really been missing since June???

Pam Bailey

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Dad's fb
Looks like people might have been questioning him by this date of where the baby is by this date in November

Brad Collins

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You could be on to something, but I change profile pictures around all the time, depending on my mood. The one I have up now is from 2017.

 

[Kimster]

Rut roh!

Grandfather charged with failing to report 1-year-old missing months before wreck killed father, sister

Kahleb Rowan Collins' mother, 22-year-old Wendy “Pam” Bailey, remains in critical condition after she was injured in the wreck.

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The boy’s grandfather, 55-year-old John Elton Bailey, is charged with failure to report a missing child, according to court records.
Charging documents against Bailey say he committed the alleged crime on Sept. 10 in Fayette County.

Oh wow! We have a date to watch now.

 

[Kimster]

I see the public is posting on Brad Collins' FB page. He didn't have it set to private, I guess?

 

[Guess Who]

So grandpa is arrested way back in Sept but dad makes the post praying for his sick baby in November...

 

[Kimster]

I'm checking out Collins' post again and it does look like he's locked up his FB account, but allowed that ONE post to be public. I'm thinking people were already questioning where Kahleb was and so he made a public post to "explain". If this accident was a murder-suicide, it's probably because the walls were closing in.

 

[Guess Who]

You could be on to something, but I change profile pictures around all the time, depending on my mood. The one I have up now is from 2017.

Surely by then she would have a more current pic of them, especially with everybody having cameras all the time and he was still a baby. People with kids that small typically have many photos of their kids. I'm noticing a pattern for those that don't. Not including the smart ones that don't publicly post any of their kids though.

 

[Guess Who]

I'm checking out Collins' post again and it does look like he's locked up his FB account, but allowed that ONE post to be public. I'm thinking people were already questioning where Kahleb was and so he made a public post to "explain". If this accident was a murder-suicide, it's probably because the walls were closing in.

Holidays coming up usually bring lots of questions about kids, especially how the babies are doing.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

So grandpa is arrested way back in Sept but dad makes the post praying for his sick baby in November...

I think he was recently arrested. The crime of not reporting Kahleb missing was committed in September.

 

[Guess Who]

I think he was recently arrested. The crime of not reporting Kahleb missing was committed in September.

You are correct. Arrested 12/11 for an incident in Sept. Still, the 11th was last week and this info about the missing baby is just coming out to the public.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Grandfather of missing Fayette Co. 1-year-old charged with failing to report a missing child

John Elton Bailey has been identified as Kahleb Collins’ grandfather to WBRC 6 News by two family members.

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The alert said Kahleb was last seen on Sept. 4 in Winfield.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Father of missing 1-year-old ‘aggressively’ drove 92 mph before dying in crash with 2-year-old girl

Steven Bradley “Brad” Collins and his critically injured wife were not wearing seat belts and their daughter was unrestrained.

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Father of missing 1-year-old ‘aggressively’ drove 92 mph before dying in crash with 2-year-old girl​

An Alabama father behind the wheel of a deadly crash that left him and his toddler daughter dead, and his wife critically injured, was driving “aggressively” when the Toyota Tacoma plowed into a tree, according to the accident report.

The deadly wreck happened Sunday, Dec. 8, on Fayette County 73 near Morris Cemetery Road, about two miles south of Glen Allen.

Steven Bradley “Brad” Collins, 40, was driving 92 mph hour on the road that had a 45-mph speed limit, according to the Alabama Uniform Traffic Crash Report.

“The driver …was driving aggressively at an extreme rate of speed,’’ the ALEA trooper wrote. “Due to his actions, the driver was unable to operate his vehicle safely on the wet roadway.”

The wreck happened when Collins was trying to negotiate a curve to the right, according to the report.

The force of the impact caused Collins and his wife, 22-year-old Wendy “Pam” Bailey, to be ejected from the truck. They were not wearing seat belts.

Their daughter, 2-year-old Ryleigh Collins, was unrestrained in the back seat, was pronounced dead on the scene at 11 a.m.

Collins, who worked for a roofing company, was taken by ambulance to UAB Hospital where he died the following day at 1:06 p.m.

Bailey was airlifted to UAB where she remains in critical condition.

On Dec. 10, the report states, investigators performed a Crash Data Retrieval on the truck which “confirms the vehicle was being operated aggressively when the crash occurred.”



The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office on Monday issued a press release saying Kahleb Rowan Collins, had been missing since the Dec. 8 single-vehicle crash.

However, court records showed the boy’s grandfather, 55-year-old John Elton Bailey, is charged with failure to report a missing child and allege that Kahleb was last seen Sept. 4.

The criminal complaint states 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.”

Bailey was arrested Dec. 11 and remains held in the Fayette County Jail on $100,000 bond.

His attorneys did not immediately respond to a request for comment. They did, however, file a motion Tuesday night asking that DHR preserve all records involving the family to include any and all records, including video and audio recordings, of possible child abuse and neglect investigations initiated in 2024,

 

[Guess Who]

Father of missing 1-year-old ‘aggressively’ drove 92 mph before dying in crash with 2-year-old girl

Steven Bradley “Brad” Collins and his critically injured wife were not wearing seat belts and their daughter was unrestrained.

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Father of missing 1-year-old ‘aggressively’ drove 92 mph before dying in crash with 2-year-old girl​

An Alabama father behind the wheel of a deadly crash that left him and his toddler daughter dead, and his wife critically injured, was driving “aggressively” when the Toyota Tacoma plowed into a tree, according to the accident report.

The deadly wreck happened Sunday, Dec. 8, on Fayette County 73 near Morris Cemetery Road, about two miles south of Glen Allen.

Steven Bradley “Brad” Collins, 40, was driving 92 mph hour on the road that had a 45-mph speed limit, according to the Alabama Uniform Traffic Crash Report.

“The driver …was driving aggressively at an extreme rate of speed,’’ the ALEA trooper wrote. “Due to his actions, the driver was unable to operate his vehicle safely on the wet roadway.”

The wreck happened when Collins was trying to negotiate a curve to the right, according to the report.

The force of the impact caused Collins and his wife, 22-year-old Wendy “Pam” Bailey, to be ejected from the truck. They were not wearing seat belts.

Their daughter, 2-year-old Ryleigh Collins, was unrestrained in the back seat, was pronounced dead on the scene at 11 a.m.

Collins, who worked for a roofing company, was taken by ambulance to UAB Hospital where he died the following day at 1:06 p.m.

Bailey was airlifted to UAB where she remains in critical condition.

On Dec. 10, the report states, investigators performed a Crash Data Retrieval on the truck which “confirms the vehicle was being operated aggressively when the crash occurred.”



The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office on Monday issued a press release saying Kahleb Rowan Collins, had been missing since the Dec. 8 single-vehicle crash.

However, court records showed the boy’s grandfather, 55-year-old John Elton Bailey, is charged with failure to report a missing child and allege that Kahleb was last seen Sept. 4.

The criminal complaint states 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.”

Bailey was arrested Dec. 11 and remains held in the Fayette County Jail on $100,000 bond.

His attorneys did not immediately respond to a request for comment. They did, however, file a motion Tuesday night asking that DHR preserve all records involving the family to include any and all records, including video and audio recordings, of possible child abuse and neglect investigations initiated in 2024,

So was he just arguing/being pizzed and driving reckless and crashed or was this on purpose? I guess both can be true, too.

 

[Kimster]

So was he just arguing/being pizzed and driving reckless and crashed or was this on purpose? I guess both can be true, too.

Yeah, my first thought is that he was arguing with his wife and probably trying to scare her. Why wasn't the two year old in a car seat, though? I don't see little kids unrestrained anymore. Makes me wonder if an argument started in the house and he forced them in the car. Hopefully his wife will be able to explain the situation at some point.

 

[Guess Who]

Yeah, my first thought is that he was arguing with his wife and probably trying to scare her. Why wasn't the two year old in a car seat, though? I don't see little kids unrestrained anymore. Makes me wonder if an argument started in the house and he forced them in the car. Hopefully his wife will be able to explain the situation at some point.

In rural areas I've been in, I've been amazed at how many don't wear seatbelts or use car seats. I rarely see people doing without in the cities. Just an observation and the more I look for it, the more I see it.