Northport Teenager Dies After Being Struck by Vehicle Outside Tuscaloosa
A teenager from Northport has died after they were struck by a vehicle outside of Tuscaloosa last weekend, according to State Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.
Senior Trooper Vu Quang told local media that the victim, a 16-year-old from Northport, was a pedestrian on U.S. Highway 82 last Sunday, October 13th, when they were struck by a 2020 GMC Sierra 1500.
Quang said the SUV was being driven by a young man from Centerville.
The teenager from Northport was struck just before 11 p.m. that night and was critically injured.
Quang said they were treated at an area hospital but succumbed to their injuries and were pronounced dead last Wednesday.
The collision happened on U.S. 82 about four miles east of Tuscaloosa, Quang said, and no other information was available Tuesday.
ALEA does not release the identity of teenage victims of traffic fatalities.
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