From The Tribune staff reports
NORTHPORT — Authorities here report that a 17-year-old girl died in a single-vehicle accident on Tuesday, November 2, 2021.
Northport Assistant Police Chief Keith Carpenter told AL.com’s Carol Robinson that all three attended Tuscaloosa County High School.
The crash happened south of the Highway 171 overpass i Northport around 3:20 p.m. Tuesday when the 2007 Ford Escape the three were riding in left the road and struck a tree.
The 17-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.
Northport Police Department’s Traffic Reconstruction Unit is investigating the accident.