Alabama man killed when pickup truck runs off road and strikes tree, state troopers say

An Alabama man was killed this week after his pickup truck veered off the road and struck a tree, state troopers reported.

The single-vehicle crash occurred at approximately 5:25 p.m. Monday, and claimed the life of a Hodges man.

Michael E Chamblee, 67, was fatally injured when the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree.

Chamblee was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The crash occurred on Alabama 187 near the 20 mile marker, approximately two miles south of Belgreen, in Franklin County.