Crime & Safety
TPD Identifies Tuscaloosa Man Killed In Wednesday Morning Crash
The Tuscaloosa Police Department on Thursday identified a Tuscaloosa man killed yesterday in a single-vehicle wreck on 29th Street.
TUSCALOOSA, AL — The Tuscaloosa Police Department on Thursday identified a Tuscaloosa man killed yesterday in a single-vehicle wreck in the 3700 block of 29th Street Wednesday morning.
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TPD says Anthony Pernell Banks, 41, was the driver of a 2008 BMW 328i and was traveling west on 29th Street when he lost control of the car.
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The vehicle then struck a curb and crossed the center line of the road before striking a tree along the wood line just before 3 a.m. Wednesday morning.
Banks was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The cause of the crash remains under investigation by TPD's Accident Reconstruction Unit.
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