Crash Near Tuscaloosa Claims Life of Louisiana Man
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is investigating a crash that occurred Friday evening on I59, five miles south of Tuscaloosa.
According to Senior Trooper Reginald King,
A three-vehicle crash at 3:45 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25, claimed one life. Joseph Benjamin Turner, 37, of Gloster, La., was killed when the 2008 GMC Yukon he was driving struck a 2005 Freightliner tractor trailer. Turner was pronounced dead at the scene. A 2016 Peterbilt was involved after the initial collision. The crash occurred on Interstate 59 near the 66 mile marker, approximately five miles south of Tuscaloosa. Nothing further is available as Alabama State Troopers continue to investigate.