Scott Johnson

Grammy-nominated R&B artist Angie Stone, 63, died Saturday after suffering injuries during a car crash while traveling from a performance at a Mardi Gras ball in Mobile. Stone was one of eight passengers in a 2021 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van that was involved in a two-vehicle collision on Interstate 65 near the 162-mile marker, approximately five miles south of Montgomery, according to information provided by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA). The crash occurred around 4:25 a.m. when the van was struck by a 2021 Freightliner Cascadia driven by Jared S. Wilkinson, 33, of Skidmore, Texas. Stone was pronounced dead at the scene. Stone had performed at the 2025 Grand Marshal’s Ball in Mobile just hours before the fatal crash. In a statement, the Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association (MAMGA) said her performance was “nothing short of phenomenal.”