Crime & Safety
Oakman Man Dies From Injuries After Tuscaloosa County Crash
A 77-year-old man has died from injured sustained in a Tuesday afternoon wreck on Highway 69 in Tuscaloosa.
TUSCALOOSA, AL — A 77-year-old man from Oakman is dead following a single-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon on Alabama Highway 69 in northern Tuscaloosa County.
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The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says Dewey S. Hood was critically injured when the 2010 Toyota Tacoma he was driving left the roadway, before striking a ditch and then a tree.
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ALEA said the crash occurred roughly 14 miles north of the City of Northport.
Hood was transported to UAB Hospital in Birmingham, where he died from his injuries on Wednesday.
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The cause of the fatal wreck remains under investigation.
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