25-Year-Old Northport Man Killed in Wednesday Morning Crash in Tuscaloosa County

A Wednesday morning crash in Tuscaloosa County claimed the life of a 25-year-old Northport man.

According to Senior Trooper Brandon Bailey with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency in West Alabama, the crash occurred at 1:40 a.m. on Upper Columbus Road near Sam Hutton Road, approximately two miles north of Northport.

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Bailey said David J. Lancaster was fatally injured when the 2016 Ford F-150 that he was driving left the roadway, struck a ditch and overturned.

Bailey said Lancaster was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash and he was ejected from the vehicle. He was pronounced deceased on the scene.

No other information is available as troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency's Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.