‘He died trying to protect others’: Father, son killed in crash

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) - A Birmingham family is grieving after a routine call for roadside help turned into an unimaginable tragedy Sunday night, claiming the lives of both a father and his youngest son on Interstate 65.The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victims as 56-year-old Cornelius Dixon and his 22-year-old son, Jamari Dixon. Birmingham police continue to investigate the crash that killed both men, who were just miles from their home.Father, son killed by vehicle on I-65According to family members, Jamari Dixon was driving home along I-65 North when car issues left him stranded.“On the way home, the axle broke on the back end of his car, and the tire went across the highway and hit the median,” said Samuel Dixon, Cornelius’s oldest son. “He called my mom and let her know what happened. She let my dad know, and my dad went to check on him.”When Cornelius Dixon arrived, he noticed the detached wheel sitting across the interstate. Knowing the hazard it po