From The Tribune staff reports
MCCALLA — A off-duty UAB police officer was killed when the pickup truck he was driving collided with an 18-wheeler in McCalla on Monday, September 11.
He was taken to UAB Hospital and was pronounced dead 12:38 p.m. The driver of the 18-wheeler was uninjured.
According to Carol Robinson, Hart is a military veteran and sergeant with the UAB Police Department’s Crime Prevention Unit.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Traffic Accident Reconstruction Team is conducting the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash.