Uniontown Man, 20, Killed in Crash on Highway 69 in Hale County

A young Alabama man was killed early Friday morning in a single-vehicle crash in Hale County, State Troopers have informed local media.

Senior Trooper Vu Quang with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said 20-year-old Keyshawn L. Patterson was driving a 2008 Honda Accord LX which left Highway 69 and collided with a wooden fence early Friday morning.

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Quang said the wreck happened a few minutes before 2 a.m. about five miles north of Gallion, Alabama in Hale County.

Patterson was reportedly not using a seatbelt at the time of the accident and was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, Quang said.

Nothing further was available Friday evening, and Quang said Troopers ALEA's Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.