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The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) reported Sunday afternoon a single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 4 a.m. Sunday, March 10, claiming the life of a Georgiana man. Thomas J. Thomas, 36, succumbed to fatal injuries after the 2003 Toyota Camry he was driving left the roadway, struck a concrete embankment and overturned before going into a creek. According to ALEA Sergeant Jeremy Burkett, Thomas was not using a seat belt at the time of the crash and was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The fatal crash occurred in Butler County approximately two miles East of Georgiana on East Dogwood Trail near Bass Lane. 

“Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate,” Burkett said.