Millport Man Killed in Tuscaloosa County Crash Near Coker Friday Afternoon
A 48-year-old Millport man died from injuries sustained in a Friday afternoon crash in rural Tuscaloosa County.
According to a release from Senior Trooper Justin O'Neal with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, the crash happened at 3 p.m. Friday near mile marker 33 on U.S. 82, three miles west of Coker.
The release states the 2001 Ford F-150 truck driven by Michael J. White was struck by a 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe driven by a 17-year-old juvenile.
After the initial crash, the F-150 truck overturned. White, who was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, was pronounced dead at the scene.
A 52-year-old woman who was a passenger in the vehicle was taken to DCH Regional Hospital for medical treatment.
No other information is available as troopers with ALEA's highway patrol division continue to investigate the crash.