A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 6:45 a.m. Sunday, July 13, has claimed the life of an Alabaster man. James J. Mitchell, 49, was fatally injured when the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado pick up that he was driving left the roadway, struck a cable box, and then a tree.
Mitchell was not using a seat belt at the time of crash and was ejected. He was airlifted to UAB Hospital for treatment where he later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased.
The crash occurred on Alabama Highway 25 near Shelby County Road 7, approximately three miles south of Wilsonville, in Shelby County. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.