Crime & Safety

Tuscaloosa Police Investigating Fatal Interstate Crash

The Tuscaloosa Police Department is investigating a fatal crash on Interstate 359 Tuesday night.

TUSCALOOSA, AL — The Tuscaloosa Police Department is investigating a fatal crash on Interstate 359 Tuesday night.

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TPD says the call first came in at 8 p.m. and once on the scene it was found that multiple vehicles were involved and the driver of a motorcycle involved in the crash was pronounced dead at the scene.

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The victim has not been identified as of the publication of this story

During the investigation, TPD redirected traffic, with the southbound lanes of I-359 between Investigator Dornell Cousette Street and the I-20/59 on-ramp closed for several hours.

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The crash is being investigated by TPD’s Traffic Homicide Unit.


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