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Tuscaloosa Police ID Man Killed in Thursday Wreck on Greensboro Avenue
Police in Tuscaloosa have identified the 53-year-old man killed Thursday morning in a two-car collision on Greensboro Avenue.
Stephanie Taylor, a spokesperson for the Tuscaloosa Police Department, said the victim was James Douglas Watts, a Tuscaloosa resident.
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Taylor said Watts was driving a Mitsubishi Lancer south on Greensboro Avenue when he collided with a Kia Optima that was turning left onto Cousette Street.
Watts suffered fatal injuries in the collision, Taylor said.
The second driver was checked out by paramedics at the scene but did not require further medical attention, she said.
The accident took place at 11:57 Thursday morning.
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