BAY MINETTE, Ala. (WKRG) — Alabama State Troopers are investigating a fatal wreck on Highway 31 near King Lane.
Troopers say the accident happened around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Troopers say William D. Brooks, 18, was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado and traveling north near King Lane when the vehicle left the roadway, overturned and struck a tree. Brooks, who was not using a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Trooper says a passenger, who was wearing a seatbelt, Sawyer McCullough, 19, was injured and airlifted to the hospital. Both men were from Bay Minette.
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