Alabama: Driver dies after being ejected in crash on I-65
CHILTON COUNTY, Ala. —
A crash on Interstate 65 Thursday left one person dead, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA).
The crash occurred on I-65 near the 223 mile marker, approximately two miles northeast of Jemison, in Chilton County.
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ALEA said that around 1:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, a 2012 Mazda CX-7 traveling on I-65 left the roadway, struck a sign post, a cable barrier and then overturned.
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Officials said the crash fatally injured 59-year-old Benjamin N. Gross of Elmore. We are told that Gross was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected during the crash.
No other details have been released at this time.
