A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 1:40 p.m. Saturday, June 15, has claimed the life of a Cropwell man, according to Corporal Reginal M. King of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.
“Ricky L. Barnett, 59, was fatally injured when the 2006 Honda Pilot he was driving left the roadway, struck a ditch and overturned,” King said. “Barnett was not using a seat belt at the time of the crash and was pronounced deceased at the scene.”
The crash occurred on U.S. 231 near the 226 mile marker, approximately five miles south of Pell City, in St. Clair County.
No further information is available as troopers with the ALEA Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.
