Helena Man Dies Wednesday in Crash on Highway 82 Near Tuscaloosa
A Helena man was killed Wednesday night when his SUV left U.S. Highway 82 east of Tuscaloosa and overturned, Alabama State Troopers said.
Sergeant Reginal King, a spokesperson for the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency in our area, said 55-year-old Casey W. Bratton died at the scene of the single-vehicle crash, which happened around 7:40 p.m. yesterday evening.
Troopers said Bratton was driving a 2004 Lincoln Navigator that left the roadway, struck an embankment and rolled over.
King said Bratton was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the SUV.
The crash happened near the 64 mile marker on U.S. 82, about 10 miles east of Tuscaloosa. Helena, where Bratton lived, is in Shelby County south of Birmingham.
Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency's Highway Patrol Division are still investigating. ALEA said nothing further is available.
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