Special to the News
A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 10:45 p.m. Monday, February 3, has claimed the life of a Wetumpka man.
Melvin Smith Jr., 62, who was a passenger in the 2013 Mercedes-Benz CLS 550, was fatally injured when the Mercedes-Benz left the roadway and struck a tree. Smith was not using a seat belt at the time of the crash and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The driver of the Mercedes-Benz; Madison J. Glass, 23, of Millbrook; was also injured and transported to Baptist Medical Center South in Montgomery for treatment.
The crash occurred on Alabama River Parkway, approximately two miles east of Prattville, in Elmore County.
Nothing further is available as troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.
