From The Tribune staff reports
CALHOUN COUNTY — A two-vehicle crash claimed the life of an Ohatchee man on Wednesday, Dec. 14, at approximately 4:35 p.m.
According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), Floyd E. Hale, 83, was fatally injured when the 2012 Nissan Frontier he was driving was struck by a 2005 Toyota Sequoia driven by Joseph F. Strutz, 54, also of Ohatchee.
Hale was not using a seat belt at the time of the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash occurred on Alabama 144 near the 23-mile marker, approximately seven miles east of Ohatchee, in Calhoun County.
Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.
