Northport Man Identified As Victim After SUV Submerged In Lake Tuscaloosa

TUSCALOOSA, AL — Alabama State Troopers have identified a Northport man killed in a two-vehicle crash on Holly Springs Road Friday morning, resulting in his vehicle being submerged in Lake Tuscaloosa.

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The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said Adam G. Baker, 34, was fatally injured when the 2011 Nissan Pathfinder he was driving struck the rear of a 2001 Dodge 1500 truck driven by a Northport man at approximately 5:05 a.m. Friday.

As Patch previously reported, the crash prompted a large emergency response, which including the Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue Dive Team.

"Baker then left the roadway and overturned into Lake Tuscaloosa," said Trooper Justin O’Neal, a spokesperson for ALEA. "Baker was not wearing his seatbelt and was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash, which occurred on U.S. 43 near the 208 mile-marker, approximately five miles north of Northport."

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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