Crime & Safety
Cuba Man Killed In Friday Wreck In Southern Sumter County
The victim was identified as Morrell Cook, 60, following the Friday night crash on Sumter County Road 10.
TUSCALOOSA, AL — The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says a Sumter County man was killed Friday night in a single-vehicle crash on County Road 10 in southern Sumter County, approximately a mile south of the town of Cuba.
The crash occurred at approximately 8:15 p.m. Friday when a 2006 GMC Sierra driven by a Cuba man left the roadway and struck a tree. The lone fatality was identified as Morrell Cook, 60.
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ALEA says Cook was not wearing a seat belt when the wreck occurred and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.
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