From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM – This morning, October 24, at approximately 3:30 am, a pedestrian was struck by a single vehicle on I-59 north bound near the Jaybird Rd exit.
The pedestrian, who has been identified by police as 24-year-old Austin E. Leach from Headland, was pronounced dead on the scene by medical personnel.
The occupant of the single vehicle was not injured. The crash is still under investigation by Alabama State Troopers.