Driver not wearing seat belt thrown from truck in I-459 crash, found dead the next day

A 52-year-old man was killed in a predawn crash Friday on Interstate 459 in Jefferson County.

Alabama State Troopers on Sunday identified the fatality victim as Kevin L. Bowers. He lived in Vincent.

The wreck happened at 2:30 a.m. on Interstate 459 in Irondale.

Trooper Cpl. Reginal King said Bowers was driving a Ford F-150 that left the interstate, struck a ditch and several trees before overturning.

Bowers was not using a seat belt at the time of the crash and was thrown from the pickup truck.

His body was found Saturday in a small body of water near the crash site. Bowers was pronounced dead on the scene.

The investigation is ongoing by troopers.