Cottondale Man Killed in Saturday Night Wreck Near Tuscaloosa

A Cottondale man has died after a single-vehicle crash near Tuscaloosa Saturday night.

Corporal Reginal King, a spokesperson for the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, said 27-year-old Reyes M. Lugo was driving on Clements Road in Tuscaloosa County when his 1995 Ford F-150 left the roadway and struck a tree.

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King said the driver was not using a seat belt and did not survive the crash - first responders pronounced Lugo dead at the scene.

King said the accident happened around 10:40 p.m. Saturday on Clements Road about four miles north of the Tuscaloosa City Limits.

No further details were available Sunday morning when King alerted local media to the deadly accident, and he said Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.