(Update) Troopers confirm fatality in east end of county
Published 1:19 pm Tuesday, April 11, 2017
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A Cullman County man was killed early Tuesday when his vehicle collided with a pickup truck near Baileyton.
According to Alabama State Troopers, 26 year-old Josh Smith died when his 2001 Ford passenger car collided with a 2006 Dodge truck driven by 20 year-old Alex Walters of Baileyton.
The accident occurred on County Road 1570 in eastern Cullman County. Troopers received the call at 7:12 a.m. Tuesday.
Walters was not injured in the crash. Besides the drivers, there were no other occupants in either vehicle.
Troopers said Smith was wearing a seat belt when the accident occurred.
In a separate accident Tuesday, a 76 year-old man was injured in a one-vehicle wreck on Alabama Highway 69 south of Dodge City, according to Troopers.
Frederick Henson of Bremen was injured in the 10:15 a.m. accident. He was wearing a seatbelt, according to the report.