Teen Killed, Four Others Injured In Wreck On Highway 82

TUSCALOOSA, AL. — A Tuscaloosa teenager was killed and four others injured in a two-vehicle wreck Sunday afternoon on U.S. Highway 82, about seven miles east of the Tuscaloosa city limits.. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) said on Monday the fatality was a 15-year-old male who wasn't wearing a seat belt.

ALEA Public Information Officer Senior Trooper Reginal King said the wreck occurred at 4:18 p.m. Sunday when the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado in which the 15 year old was a passenger was struck by a 2007 Ford F-150 driven by a Duncanville man.

The 15-year-old male victim was ejected and seriously injured. He was transported from the scene to DCH Regional Medical Center, where King said he died a short time later.

The driver of the Chevrolet, an 18-year-old male from Tuscaloosa and another passenger, along with the Duncanville man and his passenger, were all injured and transported to DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa for treatment.

No other details regarding the investigation have been released by ALEA at this time.