From Tribune staff reports
JEFFERSON COUNTY–A Gardendale man died after debris struck his vehicle Monday morning near Warrior, according to Senior Trooper Vu Quang.
According to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office, at approximately 10:59 a.m. Jason Heath Fields, 51, was fatally injured when a small metal beam struck the windshield of his 2021 Ford Bronco while driving on I-65.
The metal beam is believed to be road debris that had fallen from another vehicle, but the source of the debris and the time it fell from the source is unknown.
Fields was pronounced dead at the scene.
Multiple I-65 southbound lanes were closed for a few hours following the crash.
Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency are still investigating the circumstances surrounding his death.