From The Tribune staff reports
SHELBY COUNTY — A Birmingham man has died following a two-vehicle crash on Saturday evening.
Sergio Romero-Cruz, 27, died when the 2002 Honda Civic he was driving crossed the center line on Alabama Highway 119 and collided head-on with a 2005 Toyota Corolla, driven by Melissa Kemp, 40, of Maylene. Cruz was not using a seat belt at the time of the crash. He was transported to Grandview Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries, according to State Trooper Justin O’Neal.
The other driver was transported to UAB Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The crash occurred near the 22 mile marker on Alabama 119, approximately 10 miles southeast of Hoover.
