From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE — A man from east Birmingham was killed Friday night in a crash on Interstate 59.
Jefferson County Coroner Bill Yates said Roderick Berdette Allen, 49, was killed when his Chevrolet Suburban lost control and hit an abandoned car. The SUV continued crashing until it came to rest on the woodline. It happened in the northbound lane of I-59 just before the Trussville/Pinson exit 141.
Allen, who was the only person in the SUV, was partially ejected and was pronounced dead on the scene.