Leighton man killed in Colbert County crash

Leighton man killed in Colbert County crash

A Tuscumbia man died in a single-vehicle Colbert County crash early this morning.

Cpl. Reginal M. King of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said the incident happened at 5:46 a.m., on Mountain View Lane at the intersection of Woodmont Drive, about two miles south of Tuscumbia.

Terry R. Smith, 64, was killed when the 2008 Chevrolet Silverado in which he was a passenger left the roadway and struck a ditch.

Smith was not using a seat belt at the time of the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the Chevrolet, Eugene Goforth Jr., 64, of Tuscumbia, was injured and transported to Helen Keller Hospital.

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