A Leesburg man died early Sunday morning in a single-vehicle crash.

Senior Trooper Justin O’Neal of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) said the incident happened at about 6:05 a.m. on Alabama 273 near the 8 mile marker, approximately seven miles north of Leesburg in Cherokee County.

Terry W. Newton, 32, of Leesburg, was injured when the 1998 Chevrolet S-10 he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree. Newton was not using a seat belt at the time of the crash.

He was transported to Atrium Hospital in Rome, Ga., where he later died from his injuries.

Troopers with ALEA’s Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.