From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
PHENIX CITY — Authorities say a man died after he refused to pull over for an Alabama county sheriff’s deputy and crashed into a utility pole just off of Lee Road on Wednesday morning.
The Lee County Coroner’s Office says 42-year-old Heath Stafford refused to stop and tried to elude the deputy when he lost control of his Ford F-150 in Phenix City.
Stafford had to be extricated from the vehicle. The coroner’s office says he was taken to a hospital, where he died from multiple blunt force injuries. Stafford was pronounced dead at Piedmont Columbus Regional. The crash is under investigation.
