GREENVILLE, Ala. (WDNews) — An 81-year-old Greenville man died and two passengers were injured in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday, Oct. 21, in Butler County.
According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Jessie J. Truitt was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Impala when it left the roadway, struck a ditch and overturned.
Truitt was not wearing a seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene, ALEA said.
Passengers Gracie M. Kelly, 83, of Greenville, and Rosalind R. Roper, 62, of Birmingham, were injured. Both were taken to Baptist Medical Center South in Montgomery for treatment.
The crash happened around 12:15 p.m. on U.S. 31 near mile marker 140, about one mile north of Greenville.
ALEA’s Highway Patrol Division continues to investigate.