From The Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM — The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has identified a man killed in a two-vehicle accident on Friday, November 5, at 5:34 p.m.
Jefferson County Deputy Coroner William Yates reported that Angelo Anthony Russo Jr. of Birmingham was the driver and lone occupant of a silver 1999 GMC Sierra pickup truck traveling west on Avenue W approaching the 6th Place intersection in Pratt City when it struck the rear of a vehicle stopped at a red light at the intersection of Avenue W and 6th Place.
Russo, 54, was transported to UAB Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 6:16 p.m.
The Birmingham Police Department is investigating the circumstances surrounding the accident.
The story will be updated when more information becomes available.