Alabama man ejected and killed when car veers off road, flips over, state troopers say

An Alabama man was killed Sunday night when his car struck an embankment and overturned, state troopers said.

The single-vehicle crash occurred at approximately 5:30 p.m. Sunday, and claimed the life of a Birmingham man.

Vernon Cooper, 57, was fatally injured when the 2010 Hyundai Elantra he was driving left the roadway, struck an embankment and overturned.

Cooper was not using a seat belt at the time of the crash, was ejected and pronounced deceased at the scene.

The crash occurred on Interstate 65 near the 213 mile marker, approximately two miles north of Clanton, in Chilton County.