Pike County, Ala.— (WDNews) A Troy man was killed in a two-vehicle crash early Saturday morning, May 17, on U.S. Highway 29.
According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, 58-year-old James Thompson was fatally injured when the Hyundai Tucson he was driving collided head-on with a Ford F-250 around 7:45 a.m. The pickup truck was driven by 57-year-old Robert J. Wise of Luverne.
Thompson, who was not wearing a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene. Wise was injured and taken to Southeast Health in Dothan for treatment.
The crash happened near mile marker 158, about eight miles north of Luverne. Troopers with ALEA’s Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.
