From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
GADSDEN — The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is investigating after a man died in a collision with a Freightliner on Thursday, June 6, 2019.
Willie James Clarke, 67, was killed when the 2002 Ford F-150 he was driving crossed the centerline and collided with a 2018 Freightliner. The accident happened at 7:19 a.m.
Clarke was pronounced dead at the scene. Troopers said he was not wearing a seatbelt. The driver of the Freightliner was injured and transported to a local area hospital.
The crash happened on U.S. 411, seven miles north of Gadsden.