From The Tribune staff reports
ROANOKE, Ala. — Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division are investigating a crash that claimed the life of an east Alabama teen.
The 17-year-old boy from Wadley was killed around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021.
The wreck happened on Randolph County 26, six miles west of Roanoke. Troopers said the 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe the teen was driving left the roadway and struck a tree. No other vehicles were involved. The teen was pronounced dead on the scene.
The identity of the teen has not been released by authorities.
