From Tribune staff reports
JEFFERSON COUNTY–A single-vehicle crash along I-65 claimed the life of a Madison man Thursday morning, according to ALEA Senior Trooper Vu Quang.
At approximately 7:51 a.m., a van driven by 35-year-old Brandon R. Watson struck an embankment, overturned, and hit a tree about one mile south of Warrior.
Watson was a 2007 graduate of Hewitt-Trussville High School.
“Watson was not using a seat belt and was partially ejected from the 2019 Chevrolet 2500 Express he was driving,” Quang, said.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
ALEA’s Highway Patrol Division will continue to investigate.