From The Tribune staff reports
PINSON — A single-vehicle crash claimed the life of a Pinson man on Sunday, Nov. 13, shortly after 9 p.m.
According to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office, 67-year-old Daniel Maurice Seward was the driver and lone occupant of a 2007 Chevy Tahoe that had left the roadway, struck an embankment and landed on the driver’s side of the vehicle.
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to Bradford Road near Happy Top Road on reports of a single-vehicle traffic accident.
“The decedent’s vehicle was found in a ditch near the roadway,” Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates stated.
Palmerdale Fire and Rescue responded to the location and pronounced Seward dead at the scene.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Traffic Reconstruction Team is conducting an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the accident.
The story will be updated when more information is available.