From Tribune staff reports
JEFFERSON COUNTY — A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 3 p.m. Saturday, June 20, has claimed the life of a Gardendale man, according to Capt. Jeremy J. Burkett of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.
“Alfred J. Harkley, 48, was critically injured when the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee he was driving left the roadway and struck a light pole,” Burkett said. “Harkley was transported to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased.”
The crash occurred on Interstate 65 near the 265 mile marker, approximately one mile north of Fultondale, in Jefferson County.
No further information is available as troopers with the ALEA Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.
