From Tribune staff reports
ST. CLAIR COUNTY — A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 8 a.m. Tuesday, June 9, has claimed the life of an Ashville man, according to Trooper Jaylon James of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.
“Darrell F. Watson, 86, was critically injured when the 2017 Kia Sportage he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree,” James said.
Watson was transported to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital for medical treatment, where he later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased.
The crash occurred on U.S. 411 near the 200 mile marker, approximately one mile north of Ashville, in St. Clair County.
No further information is available as troopers with the ALEA Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.
