By Associated Press - Monday, July 31, 2017

TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama man whose car struck a tree has died.

AL.com reports that the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said in a press release that 64-year-old Ronald Cleo Gibbs died Saturday afternoon after his 1982 Mercury Zephyr left the roadway off Macon County Interstate 65 and struck a tree. State troopers reported that Gibbs died at the scene, and was not wearing a seat belt.

The accident occurred around 3 miles (5 kilometers) from Gibbs’ hometown of Tuskegee.



State troopers are continuing to investigate.

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Information from: The Birmingham News, https://www.al.com/birminghamnews

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